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THE  ILLUSTRATED 


Hundred  and  Ninety-four  Rebuses, 
Enigmts,  Etc.,  with  Answers. 


SAXON    &   CO.,  PUBLISHERS, 
BOUTERIE     STREET,    LONDON,    RC 


9F  C*MF.    LIBRJMT,   Iff 


Ex  Libris 
C.  K.  OGDEN 


EVERYBODY'S 

ILLUSTRATED 

Book  of 
Puzzles 


LONDUN : 
\.\ON  &  O 
BOUYERIE  STREET,  FLEET  STREET,  E.C 

1890. 


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Everybody's  Puzzle  Book, 


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Fabled  History  of  the  First  Riddle. 

The  ancients  believed  that  the  monster 
Sphynx  was  the  inventor  of  riddles.  Tho 
one  she  proposed  for  solution  is  this:  "What 
animal  is  that  which  goes  upon  four  legs  in 
the  morning,  upon  two  at  noon  and  upon 
three  at  night?"  Many  persons  strove  to  ex- 
plain it,  but  failed  and  were  torn  to  pieces 
by  her.  At  length  CEdipus  solved  it  by  say- 
ing that  the  animal  was  a  man,  who,  in  in- 
fancy, or  in  the  morning  of  his  life,  creeps 
upon  his  hands  and  feet  and  so  goes  upon  all 
fours;  in  the  noon  of  his  life  walks  on  two 
feet,  and  in  the  night  of  old  age  requires  a 
Stick  and  so  totters  upon  three  legs 


No.  1. — Picture  Puzzle. 

.LLKEL 


No.  2. — Enigma  In  Rhyme. 

Green  am  I  in  spring, 
Late  iu  summer  yellow; 

In  the  autumn  red, 
When  the  days  grow  mellow. 

You  may  on  me  read; 

You  may  on  me  write; 
Green,  red,  yellow,  though  I  am, 

I  am  always  white. 

Wrinkle  not  my  face; 

Let  me  live  in  clover; 
Look,  but  handle  not; 

Yes,  you  may  turn  me  over. 


No.  3. — Arithmetic  Tangle* 
A  countrywoman  carrying  eggs  to  a  garri- 
son, where  she  had  three  guards  to  pass,  sold 
to  the  first  guard  half  the  number  she  had 
and  half  an  egg  more ;  to  the  second,  the  half 
of  what  remained  and  half  an  egg  beside, 
and  to  the  third  guard,  she  sold  the  half  of 
the  remainder  and  half  another  egg.  When 
She  arrived  at  the  market  place  she  had  three 
dozen  still  to  sell;  how  was  this  possible  with- 
out breaking  any  of  the  eggs? 


No.  4.— A  Star. 

1.  A  letter.  2.  Mamma.  3.  Recited.  4. 
Escaped  by  stratagem.  5.  Relating  to  the 
moon.  6.  Title  of  address  to  a  lady.  7.  A 
provider  of  provisions.  8.  A  male  nickname. 
9.  A  letter. 


No.  5. — Conundrums. 

(a)  How  do  we   know  that  Byron  never 
wore  a  wig? 

(b)  "Why  is  the  leaf  of  a  tree  like  the  human 
body? 

(c)  Which  is  the  oldest  tree  in  England? 

(d)  Why  are  feet  like  olden  tales? 

(e)  Why  is  a  spider  a  good  correspondent? 

(f)  Why    is   a    thief,    picking    a    coiner's 
pocket,  reminded  of  a  line  in  Othello? 

(g)  Why  is  an  undutiful  son  like  one  born 
deaf? 

1C8C?; 


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(h)  Why  are  the  pages  of  a  book  like  the 
days  of  a  man! 

(i)  How  many  sides  arc  there  to  a  tree! 

(j  Why  is  your  nose  like  St.  Paul's? 

(k)  What's  that  which  every  living  man 
hath  seen,  but  nevermore  wit  see  again,  I 
ween?  

A  Metamorphosis. 

What  a  wonderful  letter  is  N.  Beside 
making  a  window  of  widow,  it  metamor- 
phoses a  leviathan  into  two  well  known  Jews, 
Levi  N-athan ;  makes  a  bungle  of  a  bugle ; 
Norma,  a  Norman,  and  even  causes  a  modest 
violet  to  be  violent. 

One  of  the  nicest  uses  to  put  an  N  to  is  to 
change  an  eclipse  into  necklips,  which 
charms,  on  a  pretty  woman,  eclipse  many 
others.  

A  Riddle  Answered. 
"What  is  the  difference  between  a  widow 
and  a  window.'"'  You  give  it  up.  I  knew  you 
•would  1  Well,  there  is  little  if  any,  for  the 
transparent  griefs  like  the  transparent  panes 
of  the  other  are  Removed  in  course  of  repair- 
ing, and  the  latter  is  for  mankind  to  look  out 
of,  while  the  former  looks  out  for  mankind. 


Pnnlana. 

Some  one  says  that  laundresses,  like  rail- 
roads, have  their  irons  all  over  the  country, 
and  occasionally  do  a  little  mangling;  but 
this,  you  know,  is  speaking  ironically. 

Is  anything  worse  than  the  Englishman  in 
Paris,  who  said  he  guessed  a  certain  French 
lady  to  be  mad,  as  her  husband  continually 
addressed  her  as  March  hare  (Ma  chere). 

Theodore  Rook  was  once  asked  to  review  a 
book  called  "Three  Words  to  a  Drunkard." 
"That  I  will  do  in  three  words,"  he  said. 
"Pass  the  bottle!" 

Motto  for  grocers:  "Honest  tea  is  the  best 
policy." 

Where  is  the  ruffian  who  said,  "My  no- 
tion of  a  wife  at  forty  is  that  one  should  be 
able  to  change  her,  like  a  bank  note,  for  two 
twenties." 

Talking  of  a  woman  at  forty,  makes  us 
think  how  funny  it  is  that  a  woman  who 
never  knows  her  own  age,  can  tell  you  in  a 
minute  the  age  of  all  her  female  acquaint- 
ances. 

It  was  the  original  learned  pig  who  made 
this  observation,  when  running  away  from 
the  pork  butcher,  "Prevention  is  better 

than  cure." 

Learn  in  your  youth  to  beehive  through 
life,  with  the  regularity  and  industry  of  the 
bee;  and  then,  as  you  kettle  little  holder, 
you  will  not  get  into  hot  water  through  bad 
habit*,  and  burn  your  flngera. 


Dream  Interpretations. 
One  or  two  dream  interpretations  that  may 
be  useful  some  day :  To  dream  of  a  police- 
man is  a  sure  sign  of  the  "blues."  To  dream 
you  are  a  monkey  is— to  say  the  least — sug- 
gestive. To  dream  your  head  is  being 
punched,  and,  on  waking,  to  discover  that 
Buch  is  not  the  case,  is — lucky  for  you.  To 
dream  you  have  eloped  with  a  wicked  female 
ghost  is  a  sure  sign  you  have  taken  bad  spir- 
its (over  night).  If  a  "gentleman  of  the 
press"  dreams  of  donkeys,  it  is  called  a  "ned- 
dy-torial"  vision.  To  dream  of  suet  shows  a 
fat-uous  mind  (don't  do  it  again). 


Double 

L  amps  in  millions, 
O  n  the  earth 

N  ever  conquered, 
D  ayvlish  pleasant, 
O  nly  shame  'tis, 
N  oses  smell  such 


Acrostic. 

L  ights  on  billions, 
O  mnipotent; 
N  ever  failing, 
D  em  magnificent. 
O  'er  Thames  sailing, 
N  asty  stiff  scent. 


No.  C. — Anagrams. 

For  the  benefit  of  very  j-oung  readers  we 
will  explain  that  making  an  anagram  con- 
sists in  forming  a  new  word  or  words  from 
the  letters  of  other  words.  An  illustration 
is:  Cheer  sick  lands— the  anagram  for  Charles 
Dickens.  We  now  invite  you,  with  the  per- 
mission of  Good  Housekeeping,  to  an  ana- 
gramatical  Dickens  party,  the  guests  of 
which  nre  prominent  characters  in  Dickens* 
writings:  Blame  Crumple;  We  debtor  to  toys; 
Clev-sr  fop  I  did  pad;  Pair  my  ages;  His  by  a 
linen  clock;  Toy  lily  blows;  Canny  Skyes; 
Mere  Walls ;  O,  feel  my  corn  bed ;  We  kill  red 
vies;  Over  it  wilts;  Bug  ran  by  dear. 


No.   7 — Enigma. 

I  am  a  word  of  four  letters,  two  of  which 
are  of  no  importance,  signifying  nought. 
For  myself,  I  am  an  article  of  extended  use, 
and  worn  by  a  lady,  a  friar,  a  snake,  a 
clergyman,  a  flower  and  a  bird.  I  gave  a 
surname  to  a  famous  archer  who  lived  about 
the  time  of  Richard  I,  and  to  a  poet  of  the 
reign  of  Victoria.  My  family  is  large, 
though  I  am  an  orphan,  for  when  I  go  among 
them,  I  can  count  sisters  and  brothel's,  maid- 
ens and  mothers.  I  am  somewhat  addicted 
to  single  life,  for  I  dwell  with  spinsters;  yet 
I  am  fond  of  society,  for  where  a  great  many 
neighbors  dwell  together  j-ou  will  always 
find  me.  1  am  rather  of  a  monastic  turn,  too, 
and  have  patronized  Bo^nines,  and  Sceurs  de 
Charite,  Capuchins  and  1'r.nu-iscans.  Kings 
and  querns  t:ivor  »np>  when  I  as- 

sume knightly  orders,  and  I  flourish  highest 
under  their  protection.  Wherever  I  am  I 
am  at  least  sure  of  subsistence.  In  all  prob- 
ability you  have  seen  my  like,  but  even 
when  you  find  mo  you  may  be  puzzled,  fox  I 
of  tun  show  two  fact* 


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Xo.  8.— A  Riddle  in  Rhyme. 

I  am  borne  on  the  pale  in  the  stillness  of  night, 

A  sentinel's  signal  that  all  is  not  ri.uht. 

I  am  not  a  swallow,  yet  skim  o'er  the  wave  ; 

I  am  not  a  doctor,  yet  patients  I  save  ; 

When  the  sapling  has  trrmvn  to  a  flourishing  live 

Jt  limls  a  protector  henceforward  in  me? 

Xo.  9.— Pictorial  Reims. 


5fo.  1O.  —  Syncopation*. 

Syncopate  (by  omitting  one  letter  in  the 
middle  of  the  word)  to  wander,  and  leave  1o 
stand  still ;  to  enslave,  and  leave  part  of  the 
far  • :  a  drink,  and  leave  a  ditch  ;  t  >  sail  near 
the  shore,  and  leave  detriment  :  livelv,  and 
leave  fancy ;  to  divide  and  leave  a  prophet ; 
lnmulr,  and  leave  part  of  the  face  ;  to  cue1  gel, 
ami  leave  to  lessen. 

1  he  syncopated  words  are  all  of  equal  length, 
and  thy  litters  tak-u  f  om  them,  j.lar-tl  in 

order,  name  s  >:r.cth:ng  seldom  met  with. 

Wide  Awake. 


No.   11. — Poetical  Charade. 

My  second  sweepeth  clean,  'tis  said, 

When  new ;  but  housewives  say 
That  'tis  no  good  when  constant  use 

Hath  worn  its  strength  away. 
Ah,  lazy  son,  your  algebra 

You've  very  badly  reckoned: 
My  first  shall  point  my  whole  for  you 

In  likeness  of  my  second. 


No.  12. — Connntlrums. 

(a)  If  you  had  a  strong  desire  to  leave  some 

property  to  the  man  in  the  moon,  how 
would  you  go  about  it? 

(b)  If  you  tumbled  to  the  bottom  of  the  first 

week  in  April,  what  sort  of  a  Yankee 
would  you  suggest? 

{c)  What  is  the  difference  between  a  sailor 
on  duty  and  a  sailor  discharged? 


(d)  What  is  the  best  way  to  prevent  water 

coming  into  your  house? 

(e)  Why  is  a  butler  like  a  mountain? 

(f)  Spell  auburn  locks  in  two  letters. 

(g)  What  is  it  which  occurs  twice  in  a  mo- 

ment, once  in  a  minute  and  not  once  in 
1,000  years? 

(h)  If  you  suddenly  saw  a  house  on  fire  what 
three  celebrated  authors  would  you  feel 
at  onco  disposed  to  name? 
(i)  Whcu  is  a  slug  liko  a  poem  of  Tennyson's! 

No.  13. — Charade. 
The  student  o'er  my  first  doth  pore» 

From  early  morn  till  night; 
My  next  is  buried  'neath  the  earth, 
And  seldom  sees  the  light.  '  ,• 

My  whole  a  fancy  has  for  books, 

Devouring  many  a  line; 
And  now  I  think  you  ought  to  guess 

This  short  charade  of  mine. 


T>y  starting  at  the  right  letter  in  one  of  the 
above  words,  and  then  taking  every  third 
letter,  a  quotation  from  Shakespeare's  plays 
may  be  formed. — St.  Nicholas. 


No.   15. — An  Enigmatical  List  of  Trees. 
What  is  the  sociable  tree  (a),  and  the  dancing 

tree  (b), 

And  the  tree  that  is  nearest  the  sea  (c)?1 
The  most  yielding  tree  (d),  and  the  busiest  tree  (e;, 
And  the  tree  where  ships  may  be  (f)  ? 

The  Umg    Khing  tree  (g),  the  least  selfish  tree  (hX 
tree  that  bears  a  curse  (i); 


Everybody 


The  chr-  .nologlst's  trre  (j),  and  the  fisherman's 

t-     (k), 
And  the  tree  like  an  Irish  nurse  (1)? 

What  s   the   telltale  tree  (m),   the  fisherman's 

tree 

And  the  tree  that  is  wannest  clad  (o)? 
Tu*  laymuu's  restraint  (p),  and  the  housewife's 

live  i.jl, 

And  the  tree  that  makes  us  sad  (r)f 


No.   10. — A  Puzzler  for  Old  and  Young; 

(a)  Add  an  ell  to  a  lady's  name,  and  ye 

teeth  will  chatter  as  you  sit  beside  h^ 
What  is  her  name? 

(b)  What  letter  will  moke  a  lady  fit  for  re- 

straint? 

(c)  Which  two  will  make  a  chatting  lady 

very  dull? 

(d)  Add  one  letter  and  remove  another,  and 

who  becomes  a  beauty? 

(e)  Take  two  letters  away,  and  what  lady 

becomes  very  painful? 

(f)  Who  shows  bad  behavior  when  half  of 

her  name  is  lost? 

(g)  Take  away  her  first  letter,  and  place  her 

last  elsewhere,  and  she  remains  what 
she  was  before.     What  is  her  name? 

(h)  Take  away  two  letters  from  both  ends  of 
a  lady's  name,  and  you  make  a  martyr 
of  her.  Who  is  she? 

Halve  the  lady  mentioned,  and  she  bo- 
comes  an  inhabitant  of  the  desert.  Her 
name,  please? 

(i)  Add  ourselves  to  the  end  of  a  lady's  name, 
and  she  becomes  a  village  famous  in 
Bible  story.  What  is  her  name? 

(j)  Take  away  the  three  last  letters  from  a 
lady's  name,  and  you  make  her  a  sacred 
song.  What  can  it  be? 

No.  17. — The  Two  Traveler*. 

Two  poor  boys,  Tom  and  Ned,  walk  be- 
tween London  and  Wolverhampton;  Tom 
leaves  the  latter  at  8  o'clock  10  the  morning 
and  walks  at  the  rate  of  thnx;  miles  an  hour 
without  intermission,  and  Ned  sets  out  at  4 
o'clock  the  same  evening  and  walks  for  \Vol- 
verhampton  at  the  rate  of  four  miles  an  hour 
constantly.  Now  supposing  the  distance  be- 
tween the  two  places  to  bj  loO  miles,  and  suj)- 
pose  the  boys  capable  of  continuing  their 
Journeys,  whereabouts  on  the  rood  will  they 
in.  •  t.  '  

No.  18. — An  1  nltrma  In  irose. 
I  am  a  newsvendor.  I  tell  of  births,  mar- 
riages, and  deaths.  I  invite  people  to  din- 
ner, and  carry  their  refusals.  I  send  people 
abroad,  and  order  their  return.  Through 
me,  buying,  selling  and  bartering  are  fre- 
quently accomplished.  I  speak  the  most 
poliftbed  language  and  tho  roughest  tongue, 
wuitc,  of  Lou  blue,  aud 


times  of  the  most  delicate  tints.  I  am  some- 
times used  with  care,  but  more  frequently 
receive  little  or  none,  and  am  often  destroyed. 
I  am  also  heard  in  the  son  r  of  the  nightingale 
and  the  melody  of  the  blackbird.  Musical  in- 
struments are"u«elc<:s  without  me.  and  I  am 
the  foundation  <<f  the  musician's  art. 


NO.   I  '.».       «    •iiiiiiitli-lim-. 

(a)  \V!,at  sea  would  a  man  most  like  to  be  in 
on  u  \\t't  day  'f 

(b)  \\  hcii  i<  a  Iml.y  like  a  breaHnst  cu{>  ? 

;c)  Pray    state  where  that  celebrated  actor 
Henry  Irving  \\ent  on  liis  teuth  hiithday. 

(d)  Why  is  o  the  noisiest  of  the  \  u\v  els  ? 

(e)  Why  is  cufft-e   like  an  axe  with  a  dull 
edge  ? 

(f)  Why  are  teeth  like  verbs? 

(g)  When  is  money  dump  ? 

(h)  How  would  you  express,  in   one   word, 
having  met  a  doctor  of  medicine? 
(i)  Why  is  a  vine  like  a  soldier  ? 


Xo.  2O.— DoiiMe  iVord  Knlgiua. 

In  l.<«m  rary  ; ' 

In  irony  ;" 

In  ra-'  t>;iL'  :-> 

In  linn!  1  i 

In  uiMrir.tr  :" 

In  tearmi.'  :" 

In  sailoi-'.-  ili:ty  "  or  "Enip're  City.' 

In  al;no-t  eve.-y  country, 

lit  al.iio-t  every  to'.vii, 
YII  I've  he.inl  of  tin-  effn  i.tory, 

Ami  <>:'  it-  i.riv:it  ivuo-.vii  : 
Y..n  know  tliat  T.ITAI.  i-  a  crime. 

\\  it!i  a  <i>ntciii':'  the  criminal  fear* 
Am1.  \\  hen  convii  t>'.i.  -•>.  \>  *  a  term 

In  jiil  oi  twenty  years.— (folilen  Day*. 


No.  21.— Reims. 

I  am  a  word  of  five  letters  only;  but  if  yon 
take  a  lesson  from  boll  ringers  and  play  the 
changes  upon  me,  my  combinations  are  infi- 
nite. My  original  word  as  it  stands,  silled 
with  three  i-o.. sonants  at1.. I  two  vowols,  signi- 
fies a  veajion  fomuTly  in  great  repute,  .-mil 
still  of  much  use  with  s;iva;v  nations.  Trans- 
pose me,  and  I  give  you  some  fruit  of  a 
w holt-some  and  delicious  nature,  chiefly  im- 
{M.rt.'il  fnun  < luornsey  and  Jersey.  Cut  off 
one  letter,  and  1  give  you  a  seed;  transpose 
me,  and  I  cut  your  corn;  again,  and  I  j>eol 
your  fruit.  Alter  the  letter,  and  I  present  a 
large  form  of  the  monkey  tnl>,'  to  you,  which, 
if  you  transpose  again,  you  will  convert  into 
a  very  largely  usod  leguminous  food.  Alter 
the  letter  again,  and  you  will  have  the  or- 
gans of  a  sense ;  transpose,  and  you  level  me 
to  the  ground  again,  and  you  mark  me  with 
scars.  AlU-r  my  letters  again,  and  I  grate 
for  you,  when,  if  you  behead  me,  I  become  a 
poisonous  reptile.  Alter  the  letters  again, 
and  I  go  upon  "  'Change;"  transpose  me,  and 


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\  speak  to  a  "medium."  Alter  me  three 
times  more  and  I  become  successively  the 
materials  for  a  dress,  the  blood  of  a  plant, 
and  what  you  must  be.  Finally,  use  my 
whole  five  letters  once  more,  and  if  you  are 
accustomed  to  the  very  useful  grammatical 
exercise  they  show  you,  I  think  you  ought  to 
be  able  to  make  out  all  my  meanings. 


No.  22. — Wor.l  Puzzles. 

(a)  Name    an    English   word   containing 
eight  syllables. 

(b)  Name  an  English  word  in  which  the 
letter  "i"  occurs  five  times. 

(c)  Name   at   least   three  English  words, 
each  of  which  contains  all  the  vowels,  in- 
cluding the  "y." 


No.  23. — Who  Can  Tflll? 

Twice  ten  are  six  of  us, 
Six  are  but  three  of  us, 
Nine  are  but  four  of  us. 

What  can  we  possibly  be? 
Would  you  know  more  of  us? 
I'll  tell  you  more  of  us; 
Twelve  are  but  six  of  us, 

Five  are  but  four,  do  you  see  ? 


No.   24. — Word  Square. 
1.  Strengthens.    3.    A   ruler.     3.  Memor- 
andum books.    4.  The  middle.    5.  To  make 
dear.    6.  Adorned  with  stars. 


No.  25. — Charade. 

I'll  tell  you— no,  it  cannot  be 

That  you  should  guess  my  first  so  pat; 
I've  said  it,  tho',  and  so  will  you. 

When  you  have  puzzled  long— that's  flat. 
My  second  is  a  thing— like  a  hat : 

Like  anything  you  please— depend  on  it. 
I've  said  it  twice,  so,  in  a  thrice. 

Resolve  my  whole  and  make  an  end  on  it. 


No.  20. — J'ictorial  Proverb. 


No.    27.— Enigma. 

There  Is  a  certain  natural  production  which 
exists  from  two  to  six  feet  above  the  surface 
of  the  earth.  It  is  neither  animal,  vegetable 
nor  mineral ;  neither  male  nor  female,  but 
something  between  both.  It  has  neither 
length,  breadth  nor  substance;  is  recorded  in 
the  Old  Testament,  and  often  mentioned  in 
the  New,  and  it  serves  the  purpose  of  both 
treachery  and  fidelity. 


No.   28. — Conundrums. 

Ca)  From  a  number  that's  odd,  cut  oft  the  head, 

It  then  will  even  be; 
It's  tail,  I  pray,  take  next  away, 
Your  mother  then  you'll  see. 

Cb)  What  does  man  love  more  than  life? 
Hate  more  than  death  or  mortal  strife? 
That  which  contented  men  desire? 
The  poor  have,  the  rich  require? 
The  miser  spends,  the  spendthrift  saves? 
And  all  meu  carry  to  their  graves. 

(c)  My  first  makes  company; 
My  second  shuns  company; 
My  third  assembles  company; 
My  whole  puzzles  company. 

(d)  My  first  is  a  point,  my  second  a  span; 

In  my  whole  often  ends  the  greatness  of  man. 

(e)  The  public  credit  and  the  public  shame, 
Though  widely  different,  differ  not  in  name. 


No.  29.— Decapitations. 

fa)  Behead  an  animal,  and  leave  a  grain. 
CD)  Behead  a  dance,  and  leave  a  fish,  (o) 
Behead  a  gulf,  and  leave  a  cave,  (d)  Be- 
head part  of  the  neck,  and  leave  an  animal, 
(e)  Behead  a  useful  article  and  leave  a  beam. 

The  beheaded  letters  will  spell  the 
a  famous  American  general. 


No.  30. — The  Number   Forty-five. 

How  can  the  number  forty  five  be  divided 
into  four  such  parts  that  if  you  add  two  to 
the  first  part,  subtract  two  from  the  second 
part,  multiply  the  third  part  by  two  and 
divide  the  fourth  part  by  two,  the  total  of 
the  addition,  the  remainder  of  the  sub- 
traction, the  product  of  the  multiplication 
and  the  quotient  of  the  division  are  all  equal  § 


No.  31. — Enigma  in  Kliyrae. 
I  am  a  cheerful  little  thing, 

Rejoicing  in  the  heat ; 
Whether  it  come  from  sea  coal  fire. 

Or  log  of  wood,  or  peat. 

Again,  I  love  a  sunny  day 

In  park  or  grassy  field, 
Whom  'neath  my  banner  man  and  youtb 
Their  utmost  prowess  wield. 

And  there  they  stand  with  ready  arm. 
Unflinching  every  one;  v 


Everybody's 


Their  only  aim  to  prove  themselYW 
"A  Briton  to  the  bonel" 


That  I  abound  in  man  and  beast, 
And  also  in  mankind. 


No.  32.— Biddla. 

Add  100  and  nothing  to  10,  and  100  and 
•othing  to  1,000,  then  catch  a  B  and  put  him 
at  the  end  of  it  all,  and  the  whole  will  pro- 
duce what  you  don't  want  one  bit,  so  perhaps 
you  had  better  save  yourself  the  trouble  of 
guessing  this  riddle. 


Ns,  23.— A  Card  Board  Puzzle. 


2.  Cut  out  of  a  piece  of  card,  five  piece«> 
similar  in  shape  and  size  to  the  annexed 
figures,  viz.,  one  piece  of  Fig.  1,  three  pieces 
of  Fig.  2  and  one  like  Fig.  3.  These  five  pieces 
an-  then  to  be  so  joined  as  to  form  a  cross, 
like  that  represented  by  Fig.  4;  but,  of  course, 
larger  in  size. 

No.  34.— Geographical  Emp/ma. 

(A  city  in  Australia)  and  her  friend  (a  city 
In  Montana)  went  shopping.  (A  city  in 
Australia)  wore  an  (a  county  in  Ireland)  and 
a  (city  in  the  northern  part  of  California) 
pin.  (A  city  in  .Montana)  wore  a  (plateau  in 
Asia)  cloth  suit  and  a  (bills  in  Dakota)  hat 
They  bought  some  (mountains  in  Vermont) 
dress  goods,  a  (river  in  Mississippi)  ring,  a 
m  Florida)  picture  and  some  (an  island 
of  Scotland)  for  a  dress  for  (a  city  in  Swe- 
don).  They  then  went  home. — Harper's  Young 
People. 

No.  35. — Charade. 
My  whole's  a  word  of  letters  five, 

I'm  found  both  far  and  near; 
Behead  me,  and  I  am  a  Bound 

That  strike*  upon  the  ear. 

My  tail  cut  off,  a  weight  now  comes, 

Most  useful  to  mankind; 
Behead  again,  my  tall  replace, 

A  unit  you  will  find. 

Curtail  once  more,  and  I  am  left 

A  >.•!->  little  word; 
A  prvpuoition  sometimes  foi  t .  1, 
An  adverb  often  bear d. 

Behead  me  now,  my  tail  clap  on, 
And  then  I  think  you'll  lind 


No.  36. — -Conundrums. 

(a)  "Why  is  a  game  of  cards  like  a  timber 
yard? 

(b)  Make  V  less  by  adding  to  it. 

(c)  Why  is  a  widow  like  a  gardener? 

(d)  W  by  is  a  tight  boot  like  an  acorn  tree! 

(e)  Why  is  the  largest  city  in  Ireland  likely 
to  be  the  largest  city  in  the  world? 

(f)  Why  is  a  bad  epigram  like  a  poor  pen- 
cil? 

(g)  How  do  you  swallow  a  door?         -  -     • 
(h)  Why  is  a  thump  like  a  hat? 

(i)  When  you  go  to  bed  why  are  your  slip- 
pers like  an  unsuccessful  man? 

(j)  Why  are  your  nose  and  chin  always  at 
variance? 

(k)  When  may  a  chair  be  said  to  dislike 
you? 

(1)  What  man  never  turns  to  the  left? 

(in)  What  is  that  which  is  lengthened  by 
being  cut  at  both  ends? 


No.  37. — Rebut. 

A  churlish  Jew,  whose  bags  were  mad*  to 

bleed; 

A  noble  mind  set  to  ungenial  deed ; 
A  knavish  peddler,  thievish  as  a  pie} 
A  shrew,  made  gentle  by  authority; 
A  judge,  with  a  false  angel  for  his  mate* 
A  foolish  justice,  full  of  idle  prate; 
A  shepherd  maid,  for  a  great  throne  more  fit ; 
A  chattering  constable,  of  empty  wit; 
A  dainty  spirit  of  the  air  set  free; 
A  youthful  lover  full  of  phantasy ; 
One  who  a  mistress  wept  more  sweet  than  she. 
These  lifelike  forms  the  wondrous  master 

wrought, 
With    subtle    skill    and  deeply  searching 

thought; 
These  few  just  gathered  from  his  bounteous 

store 
Will  spell  his  name,  if  right  thou  read  them 

o'er.  

No.  38.— Illustrated  Proverb. 


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No.  39.— Anagram. 

It  LONG  LIT  THEN  AFAB, 

Like  a  bright  star, 

6uidlng  Its  owner  through  darkness  and  llgm% 
Saving  him  from  the  terrible  plight 

Of  being  left  to  his  doom 

Lost  in  the  gloom. 


No.  40. — Charade. 

O'er  distant  hills  the  rising  moon 
The  evening  mist  dispersed; 

And,  beaming  radiant  from  her  throne, 
She  plainly  showed  my  first. 

A  horseman,  now  seen  by  her  light, 
Approached  with  headlong  speed; 

And,  as  he  passed,  my  second  said, 
To  urge  his  foaming  steed. 

For  his  lady  love  still  waited, 
Though  the  trysting  hour  was  pasft. 

My  whole  she  was,  in  truth,  because 
He  was  my  third  and  last. 


No.  41. — An  Enigma. 
I  am   spelled  in   four  letters,  a  very  small 

word, 
In  which  only  three  letters  of  them  seem  to 

be  heard. 

I  dwell  on  the  tree,  on  the  bush,  on  the  flower, 
On  the  top  of  the  cedar,  the  midst  of  tbe 

bower, 
I  am  gold,  I  am  silver,  I  am  black  and  I'm 

white, 
I  am  tinged  with  all  colors  you  see  'neath  the 

light. 

I  am  thick,  I  am  thin,  I  am  narrow  or  broaa, 
I  am  met  on  the  river,  the  meadow,  the  road. 


No.  42. — Numerical  Puzzle. 

A  man  had  three  daughters  of  three  ages, 
to  whom  he  gave  certain  apples  to  sell.  To 
the  eldest  daughter,  fifty  apples ;  to  the  sec- 
ond, thirty  apples,  and  to  the  youngest,  ten 
apples,  and  they  all  sold  the  same  number  for 
a  penny  and  brought  home  the  same  money. 
How  many  did  each  sell  for  a  penny' 


No.  43. — Conundrums. 

(a)  Why   should   a   man  always   wear  a 
•watch  when  he  travels  in  a  waterless  desert? 

(b)  Why  is  the  early  grass  like  a  penknife? 

(c)  What  is  a  bull  in  a  china  shop? 

(d)  Why  are  clergymen  like  waiters? 


What  Is  Faith. 

A  teacher  in  a  school  that  stood  on  the 
banks  of  a  river  once  wished  to  communi- 
cate to  his  pupils  an  idea  of  faith.  While  he 
was  trying  to  explain  the  meaning  of  the 
word,  a  small  covered  boat  hove  in  sight. 
Seizing  upon  the  incident  for  illustration,  he 
exclaimed:  "If  I  were  to  tell  you  that  there 
was  a  leg  of  mutton  in  that  boat,  you  would 
believe  me,  would  you  not,  without  even  see- 


ing it  for  yourselves?  "Yes,  sir,"  replied 
the  scholars.  "Well,  that  is  faith,"  said  the 
teacher.  The  next  day,  in  order  to  test  their 
recollection  of  the  lesson,  he  inquired:  "What 
is  faith?"  "A  leg  of  mutton  in  a  boat,"  was 
the  answer,  shouted  from  all  parts  of  the 
school.  Good  boysl 

No.  44. — An  Extraordinary  Dinner. 

Soups.— (a)  To  jeer  and  a  kind  of  clovo.  (b) 
The  name  of  "the  piper's  son,"  a  letter  and 
part  of  tho  foot. 

Fish. —  (a)  Only,  (b)  To  roll,  toss  cz 
tumble. 

Entree. — (a)  To  cower,  served  with  a  phil- 
osopher, on  a  sentiment. 

Roasts.— (a)  A  country,  (b)  An  essayist. 
(c)  A  tailor's  implement. 

Vegetables.— (a)  A  letter,  an  article  and 
part  of  the  foot,  (b)  Letters  of  the  alphabet, 
(c)  A  watchman's  course,  (d)  A  coupe  and  a 
generation. 

Dessert.— (a)  To  regret,  part  of  an  arrow 
and  a  mass  of  unsorted  type,  (b)  Swimming 
and  what  Australia  is. 

Nuts.— (a)  A  wooden  trunk.  (b)  Terra 
firma.  (c)  On  every  breakfast  table. 

Fruits.— (a)  The  fruit  that  urges  you  to 
travel,  (b)  The  fruit  that  tells  tales,  (c) 
Unites  in  couples,  (d)  An  anathema,  an 
article  and  a  conjunction. 


No.  45. — Hollow  Square. 


When  the  jiames  of  the  four  central  ob- 
jects have  been  rightly  guessed,  and  arranged 
like  tho  black  dots  on  tho  edge  of  the  picture 
(the  first  and  last  letters  of  each  word  being 
used  twice),  a  hollow  square  will  be  formedL_ 


Ifo.  46.— Enigma  ID   Rbym* 
I'm  high  and  I'm  low, 

Pm  up  and  I'm  down{ 
I'm  uaed  by  the  boy* 
In  country  and  town, 

I  mostly  em  thick; 

Very  rarely  am  thlflf 
Pometim-3  F  rralk  out; 

Sometimes  I  walk  in. 

Pm  often  put  on, 

And  often  put  off; 
But  hold !    I  have  done* 

I've  told  you  enough. 


No.  47.— Puzzler*  for  Wife  Heads. 
There  arc  fourteen  letters  in  a  very  famous 
book,  the  name  of  which  you  havo  to  guess 
by  paying  duo  attention  to  the  following  re- 
marks: 

(a)  When  the  first  letter  goes,  a  fruit  which 
has  it  straightway  becomes  a  wide  mouth. 

(b)  By  adding  tho  second  to  another  letter, 
you  get  a  famous  river. 

(c)  The  loss  of  the  third  turns,  alas!  an 
honest  tar's  room  Into  a  murderer  I 

(d)  While  tho  loss  of  the  fourth  makes  what 
fa  fanciful  a  bit  of  wood. 

(e)  Add  my  fifth  letter  twice  to  a  vowel 
and  straightway  you  havo  a  lady. 

(0  At  any  time  of  tho  year  by  adding  the 
sixth  to  the  present  moment  you  get  some- 
thing cold  and  white. 

(g)  Take  away  ray  next,  and  what  was 
made  to  swim  can  fly. 

(h)  The  removal  of  my  eighth  turns  a 
king's  seat  into  agony. 

(i)  By  the  loss  of  my  ninth  the  name  of  a 
person  becomes  a  bird. 

(j)  The  addition  to  my  tenth  turns  a  car- 
riage into  a  shell  fish. 

(k)  Take  away  my  nost  from  an  important 
feature  and  you  get  an  insect  fond  of  a  candle. 

(I)  Add  my  twelfth  to  a  coal  mine  and  you 
get  a  kitchen  utensil. 

(m)  Add  my  thirteenth  to  a  domestic  ani- 
mal and  you  find  something  to  wear. 

(n)  And  fur  the  want  of  my  last  letter  a 
mariner's  guide  becomes  good  to  eat. 

N'<>.  48.— Conundrum*. 

(a)  When  is  the  soup  likely  to  run  out  of 
the  saucepan  f 

(b)  How  does  tho  Russian  nation  resemble 
the  tea? 

(c)  What  Is  the  di  (Terence  between  a  pcr- 
ton  late  for  the  train  and  a  school  mistress  > 

(d)  Would  you  rather  an  elephant  killed 
you,  or  a  gorilla! 

(c)  What  writer  would  havo  been  tho  best 
angler?  

Some  Good  Simile*. 
AM  wet  u  •  flmh— a>  dry  aa  a  bone: 


Aa  live  u  a  blrd-oi  dead  as  a  rtonej 
Aa  plump  aa  a  partridge— aa  poor  as  a  rat) 
Aa  strong  aa  a  horse— as  weak  as  a  cat; 
As  hard  aa  a  fllnt^-aa  eoft  aa  a  mole; 
Aa  white  aa  a  lily— as  black  as  a  coal ; 
As  plain  as  a  pike  sufl— as  rough  as  a  bear; 
As  tight  as  a  drum— as  free  as  the  air; 
A3  heavy  03  lead— as  light  as  a  feather; 
As  steady  as  time— uncertain  as  weather; 
As  hot  us  an  oven — as  cold  as  a  frog; 
As  gay  as  a  lark— as  sick  as  a  dog. 


"Your  horse  has  a  tremendous  long  bit," 
said  a  friend  to  Theodore  Hook.  "Yes," 
•aid  he,  "it  is  a  bit  too  long." 


No.  40.— Riddle  In  Terse. 
If  you  would  travel  o'er  our  land, 
To  Vermont's  hills  or  Georgia's  strand. 

Or  where  Maine's  breezes  blow, 
Get  ia  my  flrst  and  you  will  speed 
Fur  Ja-ster  than  the  swiftest  steed, 

Where 'cr  you  wish  to  go. 

Upon  my  second  patriots  turn, 
For  it  their  he::rto  with  ardor  burn, 

For  It  they  live  and  die, 
For  it  in  toil  they  spend  their  years, 
For  it  they  give  their  prayers  and  tears, 

For  it  as  captives  sijh. 

My  whole  13  In  the  pardon  found, 

When  tho  cweet  summer  months  come  rouarl, 

Ai  d  flowers  wake  at  their  call. 
Yell  )w  sometime:*  and  sometimes  rose, 
Snow  white,  deep  red  its  color  glows, 

Its  perfume  pleases  all. 


No.  50. — Word  Pyramid. 

Arrange  the  word  septuagenarian  in  a  col- 
nmu  of  letters  thus: 

And  then  tell  a  story  of  old  age, 
or  make  some  remarks  on  old  age, 
8  BO  that  tho  whole  will  form  a  pyra- 
E  raid,  with  twice  as  many  letters 
P  but  ono  at  the  bottom  as  there  are 
T  in  tho  word  itself,  namely,  twice 
U  fourteen  wanting  ono,  that  is, 
A  twenty-coven.  Tho  letter  S  must  re- 
O  main  alone,  boiug  tho  apex ;  tho  next 
E  letter,  E,  must  have  ono  letter  on 
N  each  side  of  it;  P  must  have  two  on 
A  each  side;  T  three  on  each  side,  and 
R  so  on,  until  you  arrive  at  N,  tho  last 
I  letter,  which  must  have  thirteen 
A  letters  on  each  side  of  it.  The 
N  whole  must  form  a  connected  sen- 
tence, having  reference,  as  wo  said 
before,  to  the  condition  of  old  age. 


No,  51. — Enlsma. 

My  flrst  Is  in  tadpole,  but  not  in  a  worm ; 
My  next'a  in  the  tempest,  but  not  in  the 
storm; 

My  third's  in  a  tunic,  yet  not  in  a  coat; 
My  fourth's  in  a  bison,  but  not  in  a  goat; 
My  fifth  is  in  yeliow,  but  never  in  blue; 


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My  sixth  is  in  cinders,  yet  not  in  the  flue, 

My  seventh's  in  the  tailor,  but  not  in  hit 
man; 

My  last's  not  in  kettle,  but  always  in  pan. 

If  you  put  these  together,  a  bard  ycu  will 
eee, 

And  most  people  think  him  the  top  of  the 
tree. 

No.  52. — Arithmetical  Puzzle. 

How  many  dinners  would  be  necessary  for 
a  club  of  seven  persons  who  had  agreed  to 
dine  with  each  other  as  long  as  they  could  be 
differently  arranged  whca  they  sat  down  at 
table?  

No.  53. — Connected    Diamonds. 

1.  A  crooked  letter.  2.  A  sweet  bread. 
8.  A  sweet  substance.  4.  Is  an  animaL  5. 
The  last  of  a  chair. 

1.  The  last  of  help.  2.  A  beverage.  3. 
A  kind  of  fruit  4.  A  kind  of  ostrich.  5. 
The  first  in  sickness. 

The  centrals  read  down  form  the  centrals 
across,  which  ia  turn  form  a  candy. 


No.  54. — Illustrated  Conundrum. 


These  two  peop.e  are  making  the  same  re- 
mark.    What  is  it? 

No.  55. — Hidden  Poets. 

Find  the  name  of  a  poet  in  each  of  the  fol- 
lowing sentences: 

(a)  Is  martyrdom  a  thing  to  desire  or  notl 

(b)  Is  it  better  to  go  to  church  ill,  or  stay 


(c)  Does  ever  a  cow  perplex  her  mind  with 
politics? 

(d)  "What  other  animal  can  kick,  eat,  strike 
with  her  horns,  and  low? 

(e)  When  a  man  looks  grim,  a  song  will 
often  cheer  him  up — will  it  not? 

(f)  How  do  you  like  such  names  as  Robert, 
Philip,  Arne,  Llewellyn? 

(g)  Who  was  best  up  in  daring  deeds  in  the 
Crimea? 

(h)  What  is  the  complexion  of  the  Ningpc 
people? 

No.  66.— Conundrums. 

(a)  What  is  the  difference  between  a  chim- 
ney sweep  and  a  gentleman  who  finds  that 
the  mourning  he  has  purchased  to  wear  at  a 
friend's  funeral  fits  him  exactly? 

(b)  Why  are  A,  E  and  U  the  handsomest  ol 
the  vowels? 

(c)  Why  is  a  worn  out  shoe  like  ancienl 
Greece? 

(d)  What  key  is  best   for  unlocking  thi 
tongue? 

(c)  How  can  you  ask  a  man  if  he  is  ill  ir 
four  letters? 


No.  57. — A  Monument. 
O 
O 

X  O  X 

X  O  X 

X  X  O  X  X 

X  X  O  X  X 

X  X  X  O  X  X  X 

X  X  X  O  X  X  X 

xxxxoxxxx 

(a)  A  vowel  appearing  but  thrice  in  thil 

line; 

(b)  A  letter  used  as  a  numerical  sign; 

(c)  A  quadruped  faithful  and   true  untt 

man; 

(d)  A  conjunction  in  use  since  our  languag* 

began. 

(e)  A  certain  uncertainty  next  is  expressed 

(f)  Then  follow  the  places  we  all  should 

love  best ; 

(g)  Then  comes  one  who  works  at  an  arl 

that  is  plastic, 
(h)  And  next,  passing  over,  though  not  a. 

"gymnastic," 
(i)  The  base  is  seen  lying  at  length  on  th« 

ground: 
This   done,  and   the   thing   you   hav« 

builded  is  found. 

The  central  letters  read  downward  give  th« 
inswer. 

No.  58. — Card  Board  Puzzle. 


Everybody's 


A  parallellogram,  as  in  the  illustration 
Fig.  1,  may  be  cut  into  two  pieces  so  that 
by  shifting  the  position  of  the  pieces  two 
other  figures  may  be  formed,  as  shown  bj 
Figs.  2  and  i  

No.   50. — Historical   Knlgma. 

My  first  is  what  you  first  Jearn  to  do  ir 
arithmetic. 

My  second  was  the  founder  of  the  Norman 
duchy. 

My  third  is  Latin  for  thou. 

My  fourth  is  a  great  personal  ornament. 

My  fifth  is  two  vowels. 

My  sixth  is  a  county  in  Scotland. 

My  seventh  was  a  heathen  goddess  named 
in  the  Bible. 

My  eighth  is  an  archangel  mentioned  bj 
Milton. 

My  ninth  is  tho  Greek  K. 

My  t-nth  i<  a  beautiful  forest  tree. 

My  eleventh  a  musical  drama. 

My  twelfth  is  no  ornament  to  any  one'i 
face. 

My  thirteenth  is  two-thirds  of  a  Scotch 
whaling  port. 

My  fourteenth  is  the  name  of  a  book  in  thi 
Bible. 

My  fifteenth  we  must  all  obey,  or  we  shal] 
catch  it. 

My  sixteenth  is  a  sound  in  the  singing 
scale. 

My  seventeenth  is  anything  and  every- 
thing. 

My  eighteenth  is  what  everything  has. 

My  nineteenth  is  a  favorite  musical  hano 
instrument. 

My  twentieth  is  what  every  rnnn  would 
like  to  be. 

My  twenty-first  is  a  famous  North  Ameri- 
can river. 

My  hist  is  often  hard  to  say. 

Arrange  these  words,  and  tho  first  letten 
read  downward  will  describe  a  great  soldier; 
the  last,  similarly  read,  will  decribo  three  of 
his  victories. 

No.  GO. — Ch:irao>. 
No  book  without  my  first  is  made, 

However  small  or  large; 
A  boat  my  next,  which  swiftly  sails. 

And  outstrips  many  a  barge. 
My  whole  Is  used  to  cut  my  first 

However  thick  it  may  be 
A  very  useful  thing  am  I, 

As  quickly  you  will  see. 


No.  01. — A  Few  Biblical  Conundrum*. 

(n)  At  what  time  of  the  day  was  Adam 
born? 

'!•)  U"l:  it  kind  of  sweetmeats  did  the? 
have  in  tho  arkf 

(c)  What  is  the  moat  unequal  contest  men- 
tioned in  the  Bible  I 


(d)  When  did  Ruth  treat  Boaz  badly! 

(e)  Who  can  be  said  to  be  nobody's  child? 

(f)  How  many  neckties  had  Job? 

(g)  Which  of  the  animals  took  the  most 
into  the  ark? 

(h)  Where  were  walking  sticks  first  intro 
duced? 
(i)  At  what  season  did  Eve  eat  tho  apple? 

No.  62. — Half  Squar*. 

(a)  A  leather  bag. 

(b)  Methods  of  working. 

(c)  Settled  again. 

(d)  Elegies. 

(e)  Things  of  importance. 

(f)  Essential  oils  obtained  from  roses. 

(g)  Nails. 

(h)  Parts  of  the  feet. 

(i)  Finish. 

(j)  Of  the  same  kind. 

(k)  A  letter.      

No.  63. — Poctlc:il  Charade. 

My  lady  Jane  had  called  for  my  first, 

And  the  curtains,  cozy  and  warm, 
Glowed  red  in  the  twilight,  shutting  out 

The  sight  of  the  thick  snow  storm. 

Two  little  boys  with  my  second  played, 

With  the  help  of  my  lady  Jane 
And  an  ivory  ball ;  and  they  missed  and  laughed, 

Then  tried  the  trick  over  again. 

But  my  first  is  ready,  my  second  waits. 

On  the  ground  all  the  playthings  roll, 
And  the  children,  tired  out  with  their  game, 

Are  taking  my  first  from  my  whole. 


No.  04. — A  Spring  Time  Pyratald. 

Arrange  as  a  pyramid  tho  sentence  below, 
and  find  out  tho  word  which  reaches  from 
the  point  to  the  foundation  stone.  It  will  be 
found  to  be  a  spring  tide  festival,  suitable 
more  or  less  to  the  subject  of  the  sentence: 

"Sweet  spring  at  last  is  bursting  tho  Arctic 
chains.  Genial  breezes  refresh  us  sometimes. 
Tho  snow  drop  is  gone.  It  has  given  place  to 
the  many  later  favorites,  as  daffodils  and 
primroses.  Birds,  such  as  wo  all  do  love, 
provide  music  rare,  and  we  should  bo  joyful 
indeed  were  it  not  that  we  know  winter  de- 
parts not  with  the  daffodils.  Rude  blasts 
have  yet  to  roar  around  the  garden.  Fly 
away,  winter!  fly  away  I" 

N.  B.— Great  care  must  be  taken  to  arrange 
all  tho  letters  in  strictly  level  lines,  and  the 
letters  of  each  line  must  be  exactJy  below 
those  of  the  lino  above,  and  exactly  above 
those  in  the  lines  below,  or  confusion  will  l>e 
the  result.  Tho  letter  S  will,  of  course,  be 
the  highest  point  of  tho  pyramid. 


No.  »;.">. — Anagram*. 

(a)  Got  a  scant  religion. 

(b)  Shame  proud  Caty. 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


(c)  Rare  mad  frolio. 

(d)  One-half  bias. 

(e)  Queer  as  mad, 

(f)  Mad  policy. 

(g)  Lady  mine, 
(b)  Cnesty. 

(i)  Chasty. 

(j)  Boy  Ned. 

(k)  Tea  slops. 

(1)  One  hug. 
(m)  Norse  cat. 

(n)  City  life. 


No  66. — Arithmetical  Fuzzle. 

There  was  a  poor  man  called  Johannes  Bull, 
Who  children  did  possess,  a  quiver  full; 
And  who  yet  managed  somehow  to  scratch  on, 
By  the  true  help  of  daughter  and  of  son. 
Six  little  workers  had  he,  each  of  whom 
Earned  something  for  the  household  at  the  loom. 
I  will  not  tell  you  how  much  each  did  gain, 
For  I'm  a  puzzler,  and  I  don't  speak  plain; 
But,  as  I  would  you  should  possess  a  clew, 
Home  tell  tale  facts  I'll  now  disclose  to  you. 
Week  after  week,  Jane,  Ann,  Joe,  Bet,  Rose,  Jim, 
Earn  ten  and  tenpeace,  father  says,  for  him, 
And  in  this  way:    The  eldest  daughter,  Jane, 
Gains  seven pcuce  more  than  sister  Ann  can  gain; 
Ann  eiglitpence  morn  than  Joe;  while  .Too  can  get 
By  his  endeavor.; .-  i  ','(lian  !!>•!; 

Bet,  not  so  old,  earns  not  so  much  as  thu.se, 
But  by  her  hands  gets  fourpeuce  more  than  Rose; 
Rose,  though  not  up  to  Jane,  yet  means  to  thrive, 
And  every  week  beats  Jim  by  pennies  five. 

Now,  say  what  each  child  worker  should  receive 
When  father  draws  the  cash  on  pay  day  eve? 


No.  67.— Pictorial  Puzzle. 


No.  68. — Conundrums. 

(a)  Old  Mother  Twitchett  she  had  but  one  eye, 
And  a  very  long  tail  which  she  always  let  fly; 
And  every  time  she  went  over  a  gap, 

She  left  a  great  piece  of  her  tail  in  a  trap. 

(b)  What  ice  becomes  in  the  heat  of  the  sun, 
Is  given  the  soldier  by  beat  of  drum. 

(c)  Black  we  are,  but  much  admired ; 
Men  seek  us  out  till  they  get  tired; 
We  tire  the  horse,  but  comfort  man. 
Tell  us  this  riddle  if  you  can. 

No.    6D. — Dcoupitntion. 
Cut  off  my  head,  and  singular  I  am ; 

Cut  off  my  tail,  and  plural  I  appear; 
Cut  off  both  head  and  tail,  and,  wondrous  f.-icf , 
Although  my   middle's    left,    there's  nothing 

there. 
What  is  my  head?— a  sounding  sea; 


What  Is  my  tail?  -a  flowing  rivor; 
In  ocean's  greatest  depths  I  fearless  play, 
Parent  of  sweet  ast  sounds,  though  mute  for- 
ever.   

No.   70. — Word  Progressions. 

I  am  a  thing,  which  once  was  borne  aloft, 
Over  the  hill,  the  woodland,  and  the  croft; 
Yet  I,  who  thus  could  rise  like  any  lark. 
Am  now  the  servant  of  a  banker's  clerk. 

Add  but  a  litter,  or,  it  may  be,  twain, 

And  changes  yet  more  strange  shall  I  sustain, 

As  thus:  ajieap  of  copper  I  become, 

If  c  and  e  are  added  to  my  sum; 

And  if  a  sacred  mount  you  give  to  me. 
Cash  am  I  still,  and  mount  to  £  s.  d. 
But  pounds  and  shillings,  yea,  and  pennies  fall, 
If  u  r  y  are  tacked  upon  my  taiL 


No.  71.— Pictorial  Proverb. 


No.   73.— Acrostic. 

(5  letters.) 

Anyplace  of  public  contest;  to  paralyze; 
fleshy ;  a  tertiary  deposit  on  the  banks  of  the 
Rhine;  pertaining  to  a  brittle,  gray  colored 
metal;  to  look  steadfastly;  to  follow;  tryst; 
obscure;  to  sing;  an  appointed  place  of  meet- 
ing ;  a  weapon ;  true. 

Primals:  Excusing. 

Third  letters  dowii:  a  dependent. 


No.  73. — Kiiigma  In  Prose.. 

I  am  a  word  of  three  letters,  an  animal's 
name.  Add  a  planet  to  me,  and  you  will  dis- 
cover Sirius.  Take  it  away,  and  replace  it 
with  a  flower,  and  you  will  discover  the  ex- 
quisite piak  tinted  wild  rose  of  the  hedges. 
Change  it  once  more  and  link  mo  to  another 
order  and  you  will  perceive  a  purple  scent- 
less blossom.  Substitute  a  fish,  and  you  will 
find  in  me  one  of  the  lesser  shark  tribe.  Add  me. 
to  the  4th  of  July  and  llth  of  August  inclu- 
sive, and  I  shall  represent  the  hottest  season. 
Add  four  letters  to  me,  and  I  will  recite  the 
worst  of  bad  verse  to  you ;  replace  these  by 
three  other  letters,  and  I  will  show  you  a 
stubborn  disposition ;  alter  these  to  two  others, 
and  I  represent  a  tenet.  Set  mo  on  fire  and 
I  give  you  an  ancient  form  of  grate.  In  my 
crude  form  J  ain  the  recognised  emblem  of 


Everybody's 


fidelity,  and  am  monumentally  represented  so. 
I  am  the  guardian  of  your  flocks  and  herds, 
and  of  your  threshold,  under  which  guise  I 
am  represented  at  Pompeii.  I  follow  your 
steps  with  pertinacity,  am  ofttimes  slain  in 
your  service,  and  sometimes  by  your  own 
hand.  I  rescue  you  from  fire,  water  and 
snow.  I  get  to  the  lowest  depth  of  weariness 
in  your  behalf,  and  yet  your  gratitude  is 
evinced  by  making  my  name  a  mere  byword 
of  reproach. 

No.  74.— Conundrum*. 

(a)  Why  is  the  nose  on  your  face  like  v  in 
civility?  ' 

(b)  Why  is  conscience  like  the  check  string 
of  a  stage? 

(c)  What  snuff  taker  is  that  whose  box  gets 
fuller  the  more  pinches  he  takes? 

Mi  If  a  tough  beefsteak  could  speak,  what 
English  poet  would  it  mention? 

(e)  What  question  is  that  to  which  you 
must  positively  answer  "yes?" 

(0  Why  is  an  author  the  most  wonderful 
man  in  the  world? 

No.  75.— for  WlMt  Hearts. 

Take  twenty  lines,  and  put  in  the  first 
Fomething  hot  and  comfortable,  though  dan- 
gerous. 

,     In  the  second  write  down  Abram's  home  of 
ol.L 

In  the  third  we  will  have  the  light  of  the 
body. 

In  the  fourth  set  down  a  very  base  word. 

In  the  fifth  put  what  no  one  likes,  or  ever 
will 

Jot  down  for  jour  sixth  word  what  is  on 
every  thorn. 

And  for  your  seventh  lay  down  two-thirds 
of  half  a  dozen. 

While  three-fourths  of  an  arch  shall  be 
your  eighth  word. 

The  ninth  is  the  earliest  navigator  we 
know  of. 

The  tenth  is  how  best  to  prosper. 

The  eleventh  is  a  clang  word  for  something 
to  eat 

And  the  twelfth  is  our  own  noble  selves. 

We  ought  to  eschew  the  thirteenth. 

While  the  fourteenth  wo  need  not  eschew 
If  we  are  temperate,  but  it  is  of  ten  dangerout 
like  number  one. 

The  fifteenth  word  is  two-thirds  of  our 
mother. 

The  sixteenth  is  a  girl's  name. 

And  the  seventeenth  a  thing's  designation, 

The  «-i^l,t.'.-nth  is  half  a  nose. 

The  nineteenth  no  man  ever  saw  the 
end  of. 

In  tho  twentieth  and  last  place,  or  line, 
write  down  what  you  ought  never  to  be— 
qerer,  never,  never  I 


When  these  are  set  down  one  beneath  an- 
other, read  the  first  letters,  and  you  will  find 
tho  two  great  factions,  or  parties,  who  di- 
vided Italy  and  Germany  so  much  in  the 
Middle  Ages ;  and  by  reading  the  last  letters 
you  will  find  a  most  useful  building,  erected 
by  Charles  II,  where  better  work  is  done 
than  slitting  throats  for  barren  glory. 


No.  76. — Word  Syncopations. 
Take  an  age  from  to  supply  with  air,  and 
leave  a  goddess;  take  a  Hebrew  measure 
from  a  perfumed  liquid,  and  leave  a  kind  of 
shell ;  take  edges  from  to  shrink,  and  leave  a 
plant  of  the  cabbage  family ;  take  an  pninml 
from  an  assistant  and  leave  a  fish. 


No.  77.— The  Hidden  Poet. 

My  first  is  in  willow,  and  never  in  ash; 
My  next  is  in  wound,  but  not  in  a  gash; 
My  third  is  in  wormwood,  yet  never  in  pall : 
My  fourth's  in  the  landlord,  but  not  in  his  hall; 
My  next's  in  the  throstle,  but  not  in  her  mate, 
My  sixth's  in  all  women,  yet  never  in  Kate ; 
My  seventh's  in  tho  tongue,  but  it's  not  in  tho  head; 
My  eighth  is  in  slumbers,  but  not  in  one's  bed; 
My  ninth  is  in  scarlet,  but  not  in  red  cl«-ak ; 
My  last's  in  a  hammer,  but  not  in  its  stroke. 
Together,  my  letters  a  poet  declare, 
Who  once  wore  the  laurel  about  his  white  hair. 


No.   78. — Enigmatical  Animal*. 

An  affirmative  and  continually.  A  ma- 
son's implement  an!  a  morsel.  Uninhabited 
and  an  old  game  at  ball.  A  mottled  appear- 
ance in  wood  and  to  steep  in  lye. 

No.   79.— Pictorial  Rebus. 


No.  80.— Riddle*. 

(a)  How  can  you  spell  George  with  one 
letter? 

(b)  Why  is  S  a  noisy  lettter? 
Why  is  love,  like  a  canal  boat? 

!•!>  Why  is  snuff  Uke  the  letter  §? 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


(6)  What  Is  the  center  of  gravity  I 
(f)  Why  la  n  dentist  likely  to  be  a  melan- 
choly manf 

Thonghts  Wise  and  Otherwise. 

What  a  distressing  thing  it  is,  as  soffls  ona 
has  said,  that  there  are  men  who  positively 
can't,  any  one  of  them,  open  their  mouths 
without  putting  their  foot  in  it. 

Some  one  asks:  What  is  the  difference  be- 
tween a  coat  and  a  baby?  To  which  the 
answer  has  been  given :  The  one  I  wear,  the 
other  I  was,  A  punster  adds:  That,  ah] 
must  be  the  reason  why,  ah!  ladies  like  them 
both,  as  they  are  all  given  to,  ah!  pet  a  baby, 
also,  to  a(h) !  pet-a-coat. 


An  Old  Proverb  Kevisccl. 
"Early  to  bed,  and  early  to  rise,  makes  a 
man  healthy,  wealthy  and  wise!"  That's 
what  you  say  really;  well,  we're  not  quite  so 
sura  of  this,  but  there  is  one  thing  we  are 
quite  decided  about,  namely : 

Go  to  bod  late,  and  get  up  again  early, 
Makes  a  man  stupid,  seedy  and  surly. 
It's  all  right;  we've  tried  it. 


Do  Yon  See  ItT 

A  lady  who  was  often  visited  by  a  gentle- 
man, sometimes  at  rather  unseemly  hours 
even,  was  asked  if  ho  were — ahem! — any  re- 
lation. She  replied:  "That  gentleman's 
mother  is  my  mother's  only  child."  Do  you 
eee  it?  He  was  her  son — her  male  child— her 
offspring. 

A  Specimen  of   Ciphering. 
You  0  my  0,  I  0  thee; 
Oh,  0  no  0,  but  0  me, 
And  let  your  0  my  0  be, 
ThengiveOOIOthee. 


A  Cute  Customer. 

Justice — Do  you  know  that  yon  an 
charged  with  the  theft  of  a  poor  laborer's 
dinner? 

Tramp — Yes,  sirl 

J.— And  did  you  know  that  yon  violated 
the  law? 

T. — No,  sir!  It  was  a  case  of  necessity, 
and  necessity  knows  no  law. — Boston  Bud- 
get,   

I  Answered. 

"Have  you  any  data  on  which  to  base  fl 
prognostication  of  the  duration  of  the  pres- 
ent period  of  excessive  caloric  in  the  circum- 
ambient atmosphere?"  asked  a  young  woman 
with  spectacles  of  a  man  at  the  Union  station 
yesterday.  "Yes'ra,"  was  tho  reply,  "the 
next  train  for  Boston  leaves  in  half  an  hour  * 
— Pittsburg  Chronicle  Telegraph. 


Ho  Temptation. 

"And  BO  you  have  brought  my  beautiful 
Alphonso  home,  have  you,  like  an  honest 
man,  instead  of  keeping  him  yourself,  as  you 
might  easily  have  done!"  said  the  delighted 
lady  as  she  fondled  the  poodle.  "Were  you 
not  strongly  tempted  fro  keep  the  darling 
creature?" 

"No,  mum,"  replied  the  incorruptible  man, 
as  he  pocketed  the  $5  reward.  "It  weren't 
no  temptation.  I  couldn't  have  sold  his  hido 
for  two  bits  at  this  season  of  the  year,  mmm" 
—Chicago  Tribune. 


No.  81.— Who  or  "What  Was  It  and  WlicreT 

God  mado  Adam  out  of  dust, 
But  thought  best  to  make  ino  first, 
Bo  I  was  mode  before  tho  man, 
To  answer  God's  most  holy  plan. 
My  body  he  did  make  complete, 
But  without  Legs  or  Arms  or  Feet* 
I  did  my  Maker's  laws  obey; 
From  them  I  never  went  astray, 
But  God  did  something  in  me  see. 
And  put  a  living  soul  in  me, 
That  soul  of  me  my  God  di  J  claim, 
And  when  from  mo  that  soul  had  fled, 
I  was  the  same  as  when  first  made, 
And  without  hands  or  feet  or  soul, 
I  travel  now  from  pole  to  pole. 
To  fallen  man  I  give  great  light. 
Thousands  of  people,  young  and  old, 
Jlay,  by  my  death,  great  light  behold; 
To  heaven  I  can  never  go, 
Nor  to  the  grave  or  hell  below. 


No.  82. — Illustrated  Conundrum. 


No.  83. — Riddle  In  Prose. 

I  am  the  center  of  gravity,  hold  a  capital 
situation  in  Vienna,  and  as  I  am  foremost  in 
every  victory,  am  allowed  by  all  to  bo  In- 
valuable. Always  out  of  tune,  yet  ever  in 
voice;  invisible,  though  clearly  seen  in  the 
midst  of  a  river.  I  have  threo  associates  in 
vice,  and  could  name  three  who  are  In  love 
with  me.  Still  it  is  in  vain  you  seek  me,  for 
I  have  long  been  in  heaven,  and  even  now 
lie  embalmed  in  the  grave. 


i6 


Everybody* 


No.  84.—  Enigma  by  Cowper. 

I  am  Just  two  and  two,  I  am  warm,  I  am  cold, 
And  the  parent  of  numbers  thct  cannot  be  told. 
I'm  lawfully  unlawful,  a  duty,  a  fault. 
Exceeding  dear,  good  for  nothing  when  bought, 
A  -  extraordinary  boon,  and  a  matter  of  course, 
A  .J  yielded  with  pleasure  when  taken  by  force. 


No.  85.— Arithmetical  Puzzle. 

Tho  sum  of  four  figures  in  value  will  be, 
Above  seven  thousand  nine  hundred  aud  three; 
But  when  they  are  halved,  you'll  find  very  fair 
The  su.  i  will  be  nothing,  in  truth  I  declare. 


No.  86. — Enigma. 
My  first  is  in  nun  and  not  in  some. 
My  second  la  in  nap  and  not  in  fun. 
.    My  third  is  in  pay  and  not  in  debt. 
My  fourth  is  in  bone  and  not  in  bet. 
My  fifth  is  in  love  and  not  in  hatred. 
My  sixth  is  in  blue  and  also  in  red. 
My  seventh  is  in  boat  and  not  in  ship. 
My  eighth  is  in  hand  and  not  in  whip. 
My  whole  la  the  name  of  a  great  conqueror. 


No.  87. — Conundrums. 

(a)  There's  a  word  composed  of  three  letters  alon« 
Which  reads  backwards  and  forwards  the 

MB*. 
It  expresses  the  sentiments  warm  from  th« 

heart, 
And  to  beauty  lays  principal  claim ! 

(b)  What  word  is  it  which  by  changing  a 
•ingle  letter  becomes  its  own  opposite? 

(c)  When  a  boy  falls  into  the  water  what  in 
the  first  thing  be  does! 

(d)  What  is  that  which  la  pat  on  the  tabl* 
and  cut,  but  never  eaten! 

(e)  At  what  time  was  Adam  married? 

(0  What  is  the  difference  between  twic« 
twenty -two  and  twice  two  and  twenty? 

(g)  A  room  with  eight  corners  had  a  cat  in 
each  corner,  seven  cats  before  each  cat  and  a 
cat  on  ev,  f  \  it's  tail  What  was  the  total 
Dumber  c'.  •;  ? 

(h)  Wh:.1  i  '.  at  which  the  more  you  take 
from  It  the  i.r  v  it  growil 


Figures. 

Astrono »        i  derful, 

And  lull .   ..ting,  2; 
The  eart  volves  around  the  RUB 

Which  makes  a  year  4  you, 

Tho  moon  Is  dead  and  calm. 
By  law  of  phys  6  great; 

It's  7  where  the  stars  alive 
Do  nightly  scintU  8. 

If  watchful  Providence  be  9 
With  good  in  10  lions  fraught, 

Di  1  not  kwsp  up  IU  grand  design, 
We  soon  would  come  to  0. 

Astronomy  H  1  derful. 

But  It's  8  80  4 
1  man  2  group,  and  that  is  wh/ 

I'd  better  say  no  more 


No.  88.— A  Charade  Letter  by  Charles  Fox. 

Permit  mo,  madam,  with  tho  profoundest 
respect,  for  once  to  come  uncalled  into  your 
presence,  and,  by  dividing  myself,  add 
greatly  to  my  consequence. 

So  exalted  am  I  in  tho  character  of  my" 
first  that  I  have  trampled  upon  the  prido  of 
kings,  and  the  greatest  potentates  up  .n  earth 
have  bowed  doTvn  to  embrace  mo,  yet 
the  dirtiest  kennel,  in  tho  dirtiest  street,  is 
not  too  foul  to  have  me  for  its  inmato. 

In  my  second,  what  infinite  variety?  I  am 
rich  as  tho  eastern  nabob,  yet  poor  as  the 
weeping  object  of  your  benevolence;  I  am 
mild  and  gentle  as  the  spring,  yet  savage  as 
tho  wintry  blast ;  I  am  young,  beautiful  and 
blooming,  yet  deformed  and  wretched.  From 
tho  highest  authority,  madam,  I  daro  prove 
I  am  your  superior,  though  few  aro  tho  in- 
stances that  prove  it,  and  tea  thousand  the 

proofs  against  it.  I  am ;  but  you  ore 

tired,  and  wish  my  reunion;  it  is  done,  and 
my  consequence  is  lost,  and  I  have  no  other 
merit  than  remaining,  as  at  first,  your  most 
obedient  servant,  THE  WHOLE. 

No.  89. — Syncopations. 

I  am  composed  of  six  letters: 

Without  my  1,  2,  3,  I  am  part  of  a  lock. 

Without  my  4,  I  am  tho  miser's  god. 

Without  my  5,  6,  I  am  a  member  of  th« 
Roman  Catholic  church. 

Without  my  1,  4,  5,  6,  I  am  a  preposition. 

Without  my  2,  3,  4,  5,  I  am  a  pronoun. 

Without  my  3,  4,  5,  0,  I  am  tho  initials  of 
one  of  tho  United  States. 

My  whole  is  an  animal  of  South  America. 


No.  00.— Hour  Glass, 

(a)  Merchants. 

(b)  To  lift. 

(c)  Frozen  water. 

(d)  A  consonant. 
(c)  A  fish. 

(f)  A  stoves 

(g)  Cut. 

Centrals  read  down— A  celebrated  English 
novelist. 

Left  diagonals— Fell  in  drops. 
Right  diagonals— Searchers. 


No.  01.— Mathematical  Puzzle. 

An  old  woman,  carrying  eggs  to  market  In 
a  basket,  met  an  unruly  fellow,  who  broke 
them.  Being  taken  before  a  magistrate,  ho 
was  ordered  to  pay  for  them,  provided  the 
woman  could  tell  how  many  she  had;  but 
•he  could  only  remember  that  in  counting 
them  into  tho  basket  by  twos,  by  threes,  by 
fours,  by  fives  and  by  sixes  there  always  re- 
mained one,  but  by  counting  them  in  by 
•evens  there  were  none  remaining.  Now,  in 
this  caae,  how  was  th«  number  to  be  ascer- 
tained! 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


Wo.  02.— Word  Building. 

Two  lines  containing  a  total  of  sixteen 
words  can  be  made  from  the  following:  Y  y 
uryyubicuryy  for  me. 


Ko.  03. — The  Grasping  landlord. 


Suppose  a  certain  landlord  had  eight  ap- 
ple trees  around  his  mansion,  around  these 
eight  houses  of  his  tenants,  around  these  ten 
pear  trees-phe  wants  to  have  the  whole  of 
the  pear  trees  to  himself,  and  allot  to  each  of 
his  tenants  one  of  his  apple  trees  in  their 
place.  How  must  ho  construct  a  fence  or 
kedge  to  accomplish  it? 


No.  94.— PI. 

Stlrf  eth  lube  dan  tehn  eth  rowshej 
Stingrub  dub,  dan  slingmi  lerwof ; 
Bkorob  tes  efre  hwit  kinglint  rign; 
Drisb  oto  lufl  fo  gons  ot  gins; 
Bcrip  dol  seveal  tiras  hiwt  dripe, 
Weerh  eht  dirnit  stoveli  heid — 
Lai  hingst  darey  hwit  a  ilwl — 
Palir's  mognic  pu  eht  lihll 


No.  05.  —  Riddle  in  Rhyme. 

Ever  running  on  my  race, 
Never  staying  at  one  place, 
Through  the  world  I  make  my  tour, 
Everywhere  at  the  same  hour. 
If  you  please  to  spell  my  name, 
Reversed  or  forward  'tis  the  same? 

No.  06.  —  Combination  Star. 
1 

4   .    .  Y.    .    5 

.    .    *  ••>  $    .    . 

***** 

••***•• 


6 

Prom  1  to  2,  a  braggart;  from  1  to  3,  mates 
happy;  from  2  to  3,  argues  rationally;  from 
4  to  5,  the  principal  gold  coins  of  ancient 
Greece;  from  4  to  6,  to  satisfy;  from  5  to  6, 
the  shortening  of  a  long  syllable. 


No.  07.— Words  Within  Words. 

(a)  An  animal  in  a  candle. 

(b)  A  path  in  a  star. 

(c)  A  stream  of  water  in  fruit. 

(d)  A  crime  in  clergymen. 

(e)  An  owl's  cry  in  tree  branches. 

(f)  A  sign  in  a  cosmetic. 

(g)  A  propeller  in  what  it  was  made  from. 


No.  08.— Charade. 

My  first  from  the  Greek  meaning  "love,1 
My  second's  one  vowel  alone. 
My  third  was  an  oracle  famous, 
My  fourth  like  my  second,  I  own. 
My  whole  is  a  friendly  old  city, 
That  quite  prides  itself  on  its  -'tone." 


No.  00. — Entangled  Scissors 


This  is  an  old  but  a  capital  puzzle.  A  piece 
of  double  twine  is  fastened  to  a  pair  of  scis- 
sors (as  shown  in  the  cut),  and  both  the  ends 
aro  held  with  the  hand,  while  some  person 
extricates  the  scissors  from  the  twine. 


No.  100. — Beheadings. 

(a)  Behead  a  tree,  and  leave  roguish, 
(b)  Behead  on  high,  and  leave  a  gallery  in  a 
church,  (c)  Behead  thrown  violently,  and 
leave  an  organ  of  the  body,  (d)  Behead  a 
preposition,  and  leave  a  contest,  (e)  Behead 
a  pronoun,  and  leave  belonging  to  us.  (f) 
Behead  to  efface,  and  leave  to  destroy, 
(g)  Behead  to  reproach,  and  leave  a  relative, 
(h)  Behead  to  annoy,  and  leave  comfort, 
(i)  Behead  an  occurrence,  and  leave  to  give 
utterance  to. 

The  beheaded  letters  will  spell  the  name  of 
a  famous  general,  beloved  by  all  Americans. 


No.  101. — Gentlemen   and    Their  Servants. 

Three  gentlemen  are  going  over  a  ferry 
with  their  three  servants,  who  conspire  to 
rob  them,  if  they  can  get  one  gentleman  to 
two  of  them,  or  two  to  three,  on  either  side 
of  the  ferry.  They  have  a  boat  that  will 
only  carry  two  at  once;  and  either  a  gentle- 


i8 


Everybody 


manor  ft  WfVt&tAUtt  bring  back  the  boat 
each  time  a  cargo  of  them  goes  over.  How 
can  th«  gentlemen  get  orcr  with  all  their 
•errant)  so  as  to  avoid  an  attack! 


Ko.   1O2.— Hidden  Author** 

I  was  sitting  Idly  in  my  study,  WfoTD  A 
blazing  fire,  about  en  Hour  before  dinner, 
when,  according  to  my  physician's  directions, 
I  rang  the  bell  and  ordered  my  tonic,  "Yes, 
sir,"  answered  my  old  and  very  valued  serv- 
ant, who  had  been  my  cellarmen  (a)  for 
years;  "how  do  y>u  find  yourself,  sir?" 
•'Very  well,  I  thank  you,  John,"  replied  I; 
"except  for  a  slight  pain  in  my  brow  (b),  I 
was  never  better."  "I'm  glad  of  it,  sir,"  he 
answered,  "for  Dick  is  very  anxious  to 
know  when  you  intend  to  resume  the  chose 
"Ni-xt  week,  I  IJOJK?,"  saiil  I,  "and  I 
hope  my  old  fashioned  body  dl)  is  ready  for 
me  to  wear."  "Ay,  ay,  sir,"  replied  John, 
"but  'tis  looking  terribly  whitish  black  (e)  at 
the  seams."  "Never  mind,  John,"  said  I, 
"'tis  an  old  friend.  And  what's  Hannah 
got  for  my  dinnerP  "She  has  got  a  leg  of 
young  mutton  (0,  sir,"  he  replied.  "Then 
tell  her  to  cook  it  in  hot  water  (g),"  said  I; 
"and  beg  her  not  to  forget  that  I  like  a  slice 
of  dried  salt  pork  (h)  afterward,  and  above 
all  things  let  lier  be  quick  (i)  about  it.  Just 
mention  to  her,  by  the  way,  that  the  shrimp 
sauce  yesterday  was  rather  husky  (j)." 
"Yes,  sir,"  answered  faithful  John,  closing 
the  door.  "And  now,"  said  1,  poking  the 
cheery  flre,  "I  don't  envy  even  Pio  Mono  (k) 
himself,  with  such  a  dinner  awaiting  me,  a 
cozy  chair,  a  good  fire  and  twelve  good 
authors  whom  1  have  already  mentioned  tt» 
keep  me  company.* 

No.  103. — Transposition. 
Read  me  aright,  I'm  useful  to  cooks; 
But   by    transposition,  draw    boys  from    their 

bookH: 

A  rain  transposed,  then  me  you  would  shout 
Most  lustily  after  a  thief,  I've  DO  doubt; 
Transpose  but  once  more,  and  I  may  be  found 
la  each  street  of  the  cily.  both  steadfast  and 

MM 

No.   1O4. — A  Doable  Arroctio. 

mniAUB  *5D  rtxAi.8. 
Tbese  two  disclose  an  order  new 

Lately  of  science  born. 
WnoM  eUicU,  whether  false  or  true, 

Beach  us.  each  ui^ht  and  morn. 

ACBOM. 

(a)  la  forest  dim.  If  one  this  sound  should  hear, 
He  might  in  terror  fly  or  crouch  In  abject  fear. 

(b)  lie  bids  adieu  to  comforts,  friends  and  home, 
Through  arctic  saows  and  deserts  drear  to 


(d)  A  homely  crop,  though  vef?  good, 
And  used  by  man  and  beast  for  food. 

(e)  Behold  my  fifth's  a  woman's  name, 
Which,  back  and  forth,  Is  spelled  the  same. 

(f)  Aloft  on  craga  Trhlch  join  the  skies, 

This  home  may  greet  your  searching  eyes, 
(f)  What  we  all  seek  and  pray  that  Heaven  may 

eend, 
Alas!  we  rarely  find  It  till  the  end. 


No.  105. — The  Carpenter's  Puztle. 


(c)  A  poet  of  Italy  1 1  hero, 

WbuM  name  ut  uuaic  to  the  «ar. 


A  ship  having  sprung  a  leak  at  sea,  and  be- 
ing in  great  danger,  tho  carpenter  could  find 
nothing  to  mend  it  with  except  a  piece  of 
wood  of  which  the  accompanying  cut  is  a 
correct  representation.  The  black  dots  in  it 
represent  holes  in  the  wood,  thus  apparently 
preventing  him  from  cutting  out  of  it  the 
sized  piece  he  wanted,  which  was  exactly  one- 
fourth  of  its  own  size,  having  no  holes  in  it 
Can  you  tell  how  the  square  piece  was  cut 
from  the  board*  

No.   IOC. — Charades. 

(a)  My  first's  a  prop,  my  second's  a  prop 
and  my  whole  is  a  prop. 

(L)  What  1  do,  what  I  do  not  and  what  yon 
are. 

(c)  My  first  Is  equality,  my  second  inferi- 
ority, my  whole  superiority. 

(d)  He  can,  seldom  obtain  my  first,  who 
labors  for  my  second,  and  few  like  to  do  my 
whole, 

(e)  My  first  Is  wise  and  foolish,  my  second 
the  physician's  study,  my  whole  the  pleasant- 
est  ornament  of  a  house. 

(f)  My  whole  is  under  my  second  and  sur- 
rounds my  first. 

(g)  When    you  stole  my  first,   I  lost  my 
second,  and  1  wish  you  may  ever  possess  my 
•whole. 

(h)  My  first  dreads  my  second,  for  my 
second  destroys  my  first,  while  many  delight 
In  my  wuol*. 


Book  or  Puzzles. 


No.   107.—  Enlgraa. 

Things  In  my  first  ore  always  told. 
My  second  smacks  of  matters  old. 
My  third  is  ever  bought  and  sold 
In  shops  or  in  the  market  cold. 

Or,  If  you  like  it,  on  a  stalk, 

When  in  the  summer  fields  you  vralk. 

My  first  you'll  notice,  ripening  fast; 

My  next's  an  adverb  of  the  past: 

My  third  in  mart  or  ware  house  sfanda, 

And  is  forever  changing  hands; 

My  whole  it  has  a  luckless  lot, 

It  almost  always  goes  to  pot. 


No.  108. — Half  Square. 

Foreshown;  displaced;  a  symbol;  pertain* 
Ing  to  the  sun;  to  declare;  a  jewel;  a  nick- 
name; a  consonant. 


No.  109.— A  Riddle  iii  Rhyme. 

We  are  little  airy  creatures. 

Each  have  different  forms  and  features; 

One  of  us  in  glass  is  set. 

Another  you  will  find  hi  Jet; 

A  third,  less  bright,  is  set  in  tin, 

A  fourth  a  shining  box  within; 

And  the  fifth,  if  you  pursue, 

It  will  never  fly  from  you. 


No.  110. — A  Remarkable  Monogram. 


You  are  requested  to  state  what  word  It 
Is,  of  only  three  syllables,  which  combines  in 
it  twenty-six  letters.  While  you  are  consid- 
ering an  answer  to  this  conundrum,  your  at- 
tention is  called  to  the  picture  above,  of  the 
gentleman  with  the  parasol  and  hand  port- 
manteau. It  presents  a  monogram  of  the 
twenty-sir  letters  of  the  alphabet, 


none  of  which  are  turned  backward.  To  a 
quick  mind  it  also  suggests  a  reply  to  the 
opening  query. 

No.   111. — Two  Diamonds 
1.    A  consonant.    2.    A  garden  tool      3. 
Parts  of  speech.  4.  The  terminus.    5.  A  con- 
sonant. 

1.  In  chest.    2.  A  beverage.     3.  Shelters. 
4.  Consumed.    5.  In  chest. 


No.   112. — Conundrums. 

(a)  What  letter  in  the  Dutch  alphabet  will 
name  an  English  lady  of  title? 

(b)  What  word  of  six  letters  contains  six 
words  beside  itself,   without  transporting  a 
letter? 

(c)  Is  there  a  word  in  the  English  language 
that  contains  all  the  vowels? 

(d)  Why  is  quizzing  like  the  letter  D  on 
horseback? 

(e)  What  Christian  name,  besides  Anna, 
reads  the  same  both  ways? 


No.  113.— Enigma. 

I  may  be  either  alive,  dead,  or  inanimate. 
In  the  first  case  I  can  be  either  curved, 
straight,  or  crumpled;  in  the  second  1  may 
bo  of  any  form,  but  especially  hollow;  in  my 
last  my  appearance  is  rather  circumscribed, 
but  it  is  the  most  pleasing  of  my  forms  I 
wear  no  coat,  yet  sometimes  1  have  a  but- 
ton, and  a  cape  is  named  after  me.  I  have 
no  head,  but  am  possessed  of  a  mouth,  and 
sometimes  of  a  tongue,  and  can  give  utter- 
ance to  sounds  without  the  latter;  and,  truly, 
I  must  bo  a  poor  one  of  my  kind  if  I  cannot 
speak.  In  one  sense  I  am  generally  in  pairs, 
and  in  another  never  can  appear  in  more 
than  twenty-six  weeks  of  the  year.  I  can, 
when  alive,  inflict  severe  wounds,  and  when 
inanimate,  in  bad  hands,  can  cause  pain  (to 
the  ear).  In  one  sense  I  give  light,  in  an- 
other I  protect  it  I  am  not  averse  to  gayety, 
for  I  used  of  ten  to  appear  at  festive  boards; 
no  band  is  complete  without  me,  and  I  am 
often  mentioned  in  connection  with  plenty. 
But  for  all  this,  in  my  natural  state  1  am 
sometimes  rough,  always  sharp,  and  have 
been  the  death  of  several  people,  and  a  place 
merely  bearing  my  name  seemed  to  have 
such  terrors  as  to  cause  a  gallant  captain  to 
desist  from  his  voyage. 


No.  114.— Transformations. 

[Change  one  letter  each  move,  the  substi- 
tute retaining  the  same  relation  to  the  other 
letters  in  the  word,  and  giving  a  legitimate 
word  still  Example — Change  Wood  to  Coal 
in  three  moves.  Answer — Wood,  Wool, 
Cool,  Coal] 

(aj  Change  White  to  Bl§ck  In  eight  isaTgS, 


20 


Everybody's 


(b)  Chang*  5eat  to  Prim  In  eight  moves. 

(c)  Change  Hat*  to  Ix>ve  in  three  moves. 

(d)  Change  Saxe  to  I'ope  in  live  moves. 

(e)  Change  Hand  to  Foot  in  six  moves. 

(f)  Change  Blue  to  Pink  in  ten  moves. 

(g)  Change  Hard  to  Cosy  in  five  moves. 
(h)  Change  Sin  to  Woe  in  three  moves. 


No.   115 — Anagram*. 
(•)  Spare  him  not 
(b)  March  on. 
(O  Golden  land. 

(d)  Nine  thumps, 

(e)  Best  in  prayer. 

(f)  Nay,  1  repent  it 

(g)  Rare  mad  frolic, 
(h)  To  love  ruin. 

(i)  Great  helps. 

No.  110. — A  Transposition, 
A  gentleman  who  was  paying  his  addresses 
to  a  lady,  at  length  summoned  up  sufficient 
courage  to  ask  if  they  were  agreeable  to  her, 
and  whether  he  might  flatter  himself  with  a 
chance  of  ultimate  success.  The  lady  replied, 
"Stripes!"  telling  the  gentleman  to  transpose 
the  letters  so  as  to  form  out  of  them  another 
word,  which  word  was  her  answer.  The 
reader  who  can  find  out  the  word  needs  never 
fear  being  nonplused  by  a  lady;  those  who 
cannot  must  either  persist  till  they  overcome 
the  difficulty  or  may  give  up  all  thoughts  of 
wooing. 

No.  117.— Ea/iy  Word  Squares. 

(a)  A  narrow  road;  a  plane  surface;  close 
to;  pans  of  the  body. 

(b)  Not  any;  across;  not  far  away;  strayi 
from  the  right. 

Ko.  118.— Floral  Puzzle*. 


»  y  • 
w.rd. 


iie»  of  twelve  flowers  or  plant* 
uiy  direction  one  square  at  a 
1  same  square  only  once  In  each 


No.  11D.— TTord  Building. 
I  am  a  dog,  a  dog  of  lowr  degree; 
There  is,  I'm  told,  no  noble  blood  in  me; 
Bo,  settle  that  much  in  your  mind,  my  boy, 
Then  puzzle  out  the  name  that  I  enjoy. 

To  aid  you  in  your  labors,  let  me  say, 
Add  e,  and  every  sickness  flies  away; 
Turn  e  to  I,  aud  then  at  once  you'll  see 
What  the  waves  do  when  winds  blow  fresh 

and  free. 

If  you  remove  them  both,  and  add  a  few, 
It  brings  a  bell  of  eventide  to  view; 
Or  if,  instead,  you  do  append  an  ate, 
A  clergyman  appears  as  sure  as  fate. 
If  you  would  turn  me  into  cheese,  add  d, 
If  you  would  shorten  me,  'tis  done  with  t. 
If  you're  a  horseman,  6  will  help  you  guide 
The  gallant  quadruped  which  you  bestride. 
More  I  could  say,  no  doubt,  but  I  refrain; 
I've  said  enough  to  make  my  secret  plain. 


No.  120. — A  Box  Puzzle. 

A  boy  made  a  box  and  divided  it  into  sev- 
eral compartments.  The  sides  and  partitions 
were  alike,  the  floor  was  different.  The 
cover  was  decorat/'il  with  a  pii-turo  repre- 
smting  the  shore  of  a  certain  tropical  onni- 
try.  The  boy  painted  the  box  the  color  of 
his  own  eyes.  He  put  in  it  a  common  table 
luxury,  a  summer  garden  vegetable,  fruit  of 
a  foreign  tree,  and  a  very  bitter  substance. 
What  nuts  are  represented  by  the  box,  ita 
aides,  picture,  color  and  contents? 


No.  121.— Illustrated  Rebus. 


No.   122. — A  Transposition. 

I  am  a  word  of  letters  six, 

"Pertaining  to  tho  mind;" 
Turn  me  around,  and  I  will  "grieve," 

Because  you  are-  unkind; 
Turn  just  once  more,  and  you  have  mad* 

"A  cloak"  of  mo,  you'll  find. 


No.  123.— Dropped  Syllables. 

Example:  Drop  a  syllable  from  an  event, 
tod  leave  to  mark,    Answer, 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


21 


(a)  Drop  a  syllable  from  a  kind  of  needle- 
work, and  leave  a  mineral 

(b)  Drop  a  syllable  from  threatening,  and 
leave  the  cry  of  an  animal. 

(c)  Drop  a  syllable  from  an  absconder,  and 
leave  an  animal. 

(d)  Drop  a  syllable  from  a  place  of  refuge, 
and  leave  a  salt. 

(e)  Drop  a  syllable  from  a  meeting,  and 
leave  to  come  in. 

No.  124.— Kiddle. 

Pour  people  sat  down  in  one  evening  to  play; 
They  played  all  that  eve  and  parted  next  day. 
Could  you  think  when  you're  told,  as  thus 

they  all  sat, 
No  other  played  with  them  nor  was  ther« 

one  bet; 

Yet  when  they  rose  up  each  gained  a  guinea, 
Though  none  of  them  lost  to  the  amount  of  a 

penny.        

Puniana. 

Great  K,  little  K  and  K  in  a  merry  mood 
will  show  you  two  islands  and  a  continent: 
Major-ca,  Minor-ca  and  Ameri-ca. 

What  a  pity  it  is  when  lovers  fall  out,  isn't 
It?  To  think  that  hot  words  should  produce 
a  coolness!  But,  you  know,  everybody  ia 
liable  to  the  unpleasant  vicissitudes  of  life. 
Even  an  oyster,  which  is  one  of  the  most 
placid  of  creatures,  is  liable  to  get  into  a 
Btew.  Ah  I  it's  stew  terrible  to  even  think  of. 

We  remember  once  meeting  a  man  who 
had  just  escaped  by  a  miracle  from  being 
run  over;  he  couldn't  speak;  his  heart  was 
.  .  in  his  mouth,  and  he  didn't  appear 
to  like  it.  We  met  him  again  a  week  after, 
and  he  told  us  that  for  the  future  he  intended, 
when  he  got  to  a  crossing,  to  ...  run 
over  himself.  Poor  fellowl  we  trust  it  is 
still  well  with  him. 

Like  which  four  letters  of  the  alphabet  is  a 
honey  producing  insect  when  in  small  health? 
Like  A  B  C  D  (a  bee  seedy). 

[Therefore,  not  so  much  of  A  B  C  B  (a 
busy  bee)  as  usual.  Poor  little  insect,  what 
N-R-G  it  has  in  working;  what  X-L-N-C  has 
not  its  hom  y ;  and  as  for  its  N-M-E's,  they 
ought  never  to  be  X-Q-Z,  but  to  find  out  the 
P-I-K-C  of  its  sting.] 
No.  125. — The  Bishop  of  Oxford's  Puzzle. 

All  of  the  following  are  in  the  human  body. 
Tell  us  what  these  may  be: 

I  have  a  trunk  with  two  lids. 

Two  musical  instruments. 

Two  established  measures. 

A  great  number  of  things  a  carpenter  can- 
not dispense  with. 

Have  always  a  couple  of  good  fish  and  a 
number  of  small  ones. 

Two  lofty  trees. 

Two  fine  flowers. 

Two  playful 


With  a  number  of  smaller  less  tame  breeds. 

A  fine  stag. 

A  great  number  of  whips  without  handles. 

Some  weapons  of  warfare. 

A  number  of  weathercocks. 

The  steps  of  a  hotel. 

A  wooden  box. 

The  house  of  commons  on  the  eve  of  divis- 
ion. 

Two  students. 

A  number  of  grandees  to  wait  upon  them. 

Two  fine  buildings. 

A  piece  of  money. 

The  product  of  a  caoutchquer  (camphor) 
tree. 

Two  beautiful  phenomena. 

An  article  used  by  Titian. 

A  boat  in  which  balls  are  held. 

An  article  used  for  crossing  rivers. 

A  pair  of  blades  without  handles. 

A  letter  finished  off  with  bows. 

Secure  fastenings  for  the  whole. 


No.  126. — An  Ocean  Wonder. 

In  the  ocean's  depths  profound, 
Where  is  heard  not  human  sound, 
Where  the  briuy  monsters  play, 
I  am  buried  night  and  day. 

Like  a  master  working  soul, 
Who  can  myriad  minds  control, 
Like  the  planets  in  their  course, 
I  contain  a  hidden  force. 

'Tis  the  modern  men  of  thought 
That  the  fleeting  secret  caught; 
When  a  captive  it  *vas  made, 
For  its  guidance  I  was  laid. 

Swifter  than  the  flight  of  time 
Flashes  it  from  clime  to  clime; 
Quick  the  distant  nations  hear 
What  you  whisper  in  my  ear. 


No.  127. — The  Square  and  Circle  Puzzle. 

Get  a  piece  of  cardboard,  the  size  and 
shape  of  the  dia- 
gram, and  punch 
in  it  twelve  circles, 
or  holes,  in  the  po- 
sition shown.  The 
puzzle  is  to  cut  the 
cardboard  into 
four  pieces  of  equal 
size,  each  piece  to 
be  of  the  same 
shape,  and  to  con- 
tain three  circles,  without  getting  into  any 
of  them. 


0 

0 

o 

0 

0  0 
O  0 

0 

o 

0 

o 

No.  128. — Anagram. 

Each  anagram  contains  but  a  single  word, 
(a)  Tame  cats,  (b)  Master  hope,  (c)  Rosa 
white,  (d)  Lovely  tin,  (e)  As  rag  man.  CO 
Lisping  Fred. 


22 


Everybody  s 


No.    129.  — ESS  Enigma. 
Three  boys,  all  prone  to  roguish  jest, 
Drove  a  hen  from  off  her  nest; 
The  eggs  they  stole,  and  home  they  hied, 
Resolved  the  plunder  to  divide. 
First,  half  of  all  and  half  an  egg 
Was  "portioned  to  the  greatest  wag; 
The  next  got  half  of  what  remained, 
And  half  an  egg  he,  too,  obtained ; 
The  third  got  half  of  what  was  left 
And  half  an  egg;  yet  none  was  cleft, 
And  now  to  tell  the  poet  begs, 
I  pray  you  divide  poor  Partlett's  eggs. 


One  Way  to  Light  a  Candle. 
To  light  a  candle  without  touching  the 
wick,  let  the  candle  burn  uutil  it  has  a  good 
long  snuff,  then  blow  it  out  with  a  sudden 
puff,  a  bright  wreath  of  white  smoke  will 
curl  up  from  the  hot  wick.  Now  if  a  flame 
be  applied  to  this  smoke,  even  at  a  distance 
of  two  or  three  inches  from  the  candle,  the 
flame  will  run  down  the  smoke  and  rekindle 
the  wick  in  a  very  fantastic  manner.  To 
perform  this  experiment  nicely,  there  must 
be  no  draught  or  "banging"  doors  while  the 
mystic  spell  is  rising. 

No.   13O. — Author'*  Enigma. 

(a)  A  lion's  house  dug  in  the  side  of  the  hill 
where  there  is  no  water. 

(b)  Belongs  to  a  monastery. 

(<•)  What  nn  oyster  heap  is  apt  to  b* 

(d)  Always  youthful  you  see; 
lint  between  you  and  me 

Ho  never  was  much  of  a  chicken. 

(e)  Is  any  range  of  hills  containing  a  cer- 
tain dark  treasure. 

(0  Humpbacked,  but  not  deformed. 

U)  Brighter  and  smarter  than  the  other*. 

(h)  I  do  for  information, 

I  do  for  recreation, 

It  can  music  awaken, 

But  is  easily  shaken. 

(i)  Put  an  edible  grain  'twixt  an  ant  and  a 
bee, 

And  a  much  loved  poet  you'll  speedily 

SCO. 

(j)  Pack  very  closely,  never  scatter, 

And  doing  so  you'll  soon  get  at  her. 
(k)  Oliver  Twist's  importunate  demand. 
(1)  The  witches'  salutation  to  Macbeth. 
Cm)  A  slang  exclamation. 


No.    131.—  Heheiulmcnt  ami  <  urtailiuenU 
Cut  off  my  hcud,  and  singular  I  am; 
Cutoff  my  tail,  mid  plural  1  u|,| 
Cut  off  both  head  and  tail,  and,  wondrous 

fact. 
Although  my  middle's  left  there's  nothing 

there, 
^fbat  is  my  hea/1 f-a  ioiyidlnf  M^ 


What  is  my  tail  ?— a  flowing  river; 
In  ocean's  greatest  depths  I  fearless  play, 
Parent  of  sweetest  sounds,  though  mute  for 
ever. 

No.  132. — A  Square. 

Snows  or  hails  with  a  mixture  of  rain.  A 
small  European  singing  bird.  Complete.  A 
puzzle.  Named.  Bedsteads. 


No.  133.— A  Pictorial  Charade. 

My  first  if  'tis  lost 
music's  not  worth 
a  straw ; 

My  second's  most 
graceful  (?)  in  old 
age  or  law, 

Not  to  mention  di- 
vines; but  my 
whole  cares  for 
neither, 

Eats  fruit  and 
scares  ladies  in 
fine  summer 
weather. 


No.   134.— Au  Old   Proverb. 

A  well  known  and  very  true  proverb  is 
contained  in  these  stars.  You  will  observe  it 
has  twenty-five  letters.  Two  letters  are 
given  twice  over  in  the  lowest  line  to  assist 
the  sorely  puzzled  wise  heads. 


OOK***OIL 

Now  fill  up  the  top  line  with  the  guest 
whom  some  superstitious  people  don't  like  to 
have  at  dinner. 

Put  in  the  second  line  what  all  like  on  a 
winter  day. 

In  the  third  line  set  down  what  a  book  is 
called  when  the  sheets  on  which  it  is  printed 
are  folded  into  eight  leaves  apiece. 

In  the  fourth  what  a  person  is  who  wean 
a  mask  at  a  ball 

In  the  fifth  a  part  of  speech. 

In  the  sixth  a  delicious  wall  fruit. 

In  the  seventh  what  you  have  who  ar« 
guessing  my  riddle. 

In  the  eighth  what  Dover  is. 

If  you  rightly  guess  these  eight, 
Ii00  will  be  (IJled  up  at  a 


of  Pushes, 


Jfo.  135. -Word  Progression, 

By  substituting  »  new  letter  for  one  already 
In  the  word,  make  a  newwordt  and  thus  pro- 
graa  from  word  to  word  until  the  desired 
answer  ts  fOtind. 

Examples:  Progress  from  Dcg  to  Foi  in 
two  moves;  dog,  fog,  fox. 

Progress  from  Dog  to  Man  in  threo  moves. 

Progress  from  Ape  to  Man  in  two  moves. 

Progress  from  Skate  to  Coast  in  seven 
moves. 

Progress  from  Boy  to  Man  in  thfee  moves. 

Progress  from  Bock  to  Read  in  four  moves. 


No.  130.— Poetical  Charade. 

My  first  she  was  a  serving  maid — 
She  went  to  fetch  some  tea; 

How  much  she  brought  my  second  tells 
As  plainly  as  can  be. 

Now  when  the  answer  you  have  found, 

Name  it  to  others  too; 
My  whole  is  just  the  very  thing, 

In  telling  them,  you'll  do. 


No.   137. — An  Enigma  In  Prose. 

I  am  such  an  indispensable  part  of  your 
being  that  a  mortal  creature  cannot  exist 
without  me.  Yet  I  am  not  exclusively  of  an 
animal  nature,  for  the  earth  owns  me  as 
well.  I  am  to  be  met  with  at  Vesuvius  and 
Etna,  only  yon  would  never  be  able  to  ap- 
proach near  enough  to  see  me.  So  you  must 
look  for  me  in  rivers,  where  you  will  always 
discover  me  (just  where  you  will  not  find  me 
in  the  animal  kingdom),  the  farthest  from 
the  head.  I  dwell  in  all  caves  of  the  earth, 
and  in  all  pits,  whether  of  coal  or  ore.  Not 
even  a  cannon  is  made  without  me,  for  I  am 
where  men  seek  the  "bubble  reputation."  I 
am  large  and  long  in  the  shark  and  alligator, 
small  in  the  crab  and  caterpillar,  deep  and 
wide  in  jar  and  jug,  long  and  elliptic  in  the 
human  race,  round  in  the  ray  and  the  skate, 
and  triangular  in  the  leech.  With  all  the 
animal  race  I  am  movable,  generally  noisy, 
and  can  open  or  close  at  will,  but  in  inani- 
mate nature  I  am  generally  noiseless  and 
perpetually  open.  I  dwelt  in  Venice,  and 
through  my  means  the  secret  messages  to  the 
Inquisition  passed!  I  was  in  Egypt  with 
Memnon,  making  musio  when  the  sun 
touched  me.  In  short,  if  the  eyes  are  called 
the  windows  of  the  soul,  I  may  be  very  justly 
considered  as  its  portal. 


No.   138.— Divided  Words. 

EXAMPLE:  Separate  a  certain  kind  of 
cloth,  and  make  a  humble  dwelling  and  a 
measure.  Answer,  cot-ton. 

1.  Separate  a  cloister  and  make  to  study 
and  a  small  aperture.  2.  Separate  a  very  hard 
•ubstance,  and  make  a  masculine  name  and 
an  insect.  3.  Separate  an  ornament,  and 


make  part  of  a  bottle  find  a  delicate  fabric. 
1  Separate  the  corner  of  a  leaf  in  a  book, 
turned  down,  and  make  certain  animals  and 
epikes  of  cofn.  5,  Separate  a  city  in  British 
India,  and  make  fortune  and  at  this  time.  0. 
Separate  a  certain  part  Of  tile  day,  and  male? 
tmooth  and  current.  7.  Separate  ftii  island 
in  the  North  Atlantic,  and  mako  fashioned 
and  a  masculine  name.  8.  Separate  reci- 
procal succession,  and  make  to  change  and  a 
people.  9.  Separate  renders  keen,  and  mako 
acid  and  entity. 

The  initials  of  the  first  words  will  spell  the 
name  of  a  religious  festival  celebrated  on 
Feb.  2.  The  initials  of  the  second  words  will 
spell  the  name  of  a  saint  whose  festival  oo 
curs  on  Feb.  14. 

No.  139. — Bcheadment  and  Curtailment. 

There  is  a  little  third,  his  name  is  discontent. 

Who  second  through  the  world, 
On  mischief  ever  bent. 

Few  totals  of  trne  pleasure, 

In  busy  hours  or  leisure, 

But  troubles  without  measure 
Have  we  when  by  him  rent. 


140. — Cardboard  Puzzle. 


Take  a  p<ece  01  cardboard  or  leather  of 
the  shape  and  measurement  indicated  by  the 
diagram.  Cut  it  in  such  a  manner  that  you 
yourself  may  pass  through  it,  still  keening  it 
in  one  piece. 

No.  141. — An  Arithmetical  Problem. 

Add  the  figure  2  to  191  and  make  the  an- 
swer less  than  20. 


No.  142. — Conundrums, 
(a)  What  kin  is  that  child  to  his  own  father, 
who  is  not  his  own  father's  son?  (b)  When 
did  Moses  sleep  five  in  a  bed?  (c)  How  many 
Bof  t  boiled  eggs  could  the  giant  Goliath  eat 
upon  an  empty  stomach? 


No.   143. — Quaint  and  Curious. 

(a)  I  only  knew  she  came  and  went, 

(b)  Like  troutlets  in  a  pdol ; 

(c)  She  was  a  phantom  of  delight, 

(d)  And  I  was  like  a  fool. 

(e)  One  kiss,  dear  maid,  I  said,  and  sighed, 
If)       Out  of  those  lips 


Everybody  s 


(g)  She  shook  her  ringlets  round  her  head 
(h)      And  laughed  in  merry  scorn. 

(i)   Ring  out,  wild  bells,  to  the  wild  sky; 

(j)      You  heard  them,  O  my  heart ; 

(k)  Tis  twelve  at  night  by  the  castle  clock, 

(1)      Beloved,  we  must  part. 

(m)  "Come  back,  come  back  P  she  cried  In 

grief, 

fn)      My  eyes  are  dim  with  tears— 
H  Row  shall  I  live  through  all  the  days! 
(p)      All  through  a  hundred  years? 

No.  144. — Double  Acrostic 

Tropical  fruits;  to  infuse;  a  sirn  of  the 
Zodiac;  a  feminine  name;  a  carnivorous  ani- 
mal found  in  Java. 

Primals,  a  part  of  the  body. 

Finals,  a  weight. 

Connected,  a  brown  stone. 


No.  145. — An  Easy  Charade 
My  first  is  a  little  bird.    My  second  is  a 
large  bird.    My  whole  combines  the  two. 

No.  140. — A  Diamond. 

A  letter;  a  Spanish  coin  formerly  current 
In  Ireland;  currency;  dyed;  an  order  of 
plants;  scolded;  a  part  of  Arabia;  performed; 
a  letter.  

No.  147.— A  Picture  Puzzle. 


No.  14». — The  Famous  Forty-fire. 
How  can  number  45  be  divided  Into  four 
•och  part*  that  if  to  the  first  part  you  odd  a, 
from  tlio  second  part  you  subtract  2,  the 
thir'l  |>art  you  multiply  by  2  and  the  fourth 
part  you  divide  by  2,  the  sum  of  the  addi- 
tion, the  remainder  of  the  subtraction,  the 


product  of  the  multiplication  and  the  quo- 
tient of  the  division  be  all  equal? 

No.  149.— Enigma. 

In  carpet,  not  in  rug; 
In  fish,  not  in  bug; 
In  fry,  not  in  bake; 
In  itch,  not  in  ache; 
In  come,  not  in  sent; 
In  take,  not  in  lent: 
My  whole  is  a  continent. 


No.  150.— Tangle  for  Sharp  Wit*. 

My  first  is  a  thing  that  a  tailor  oft  uses; 
A  cart  cannot  go  when  my  second  it  loses; 
The  pauper  complains  that  he  has  not  my  next, 
And  is  deep  In  my  fourth,  and  so  sorely  perplext; 
Jly  fifth's  half  amused,  and  that's  better  tbao 

weeping: 
My  sixth  throuen  a  great  Russian  city  goes 

creeping; 

My  next  is  a  tree  by  King  Solomon  prized; 
My  eighth  a  grand  virtue  to  which  we're  advised; 
My  ninth's  an  old  weapon— not  sword,  shield  or 

lance; 
My  tenth  is  three-fifths  of  the  first  stream  In 

France; 

My  next  brings  a  Mush  to  an  Austrian's  face, 
And  my  last's  a  Spring  dose,  very  good  In  iU 

place. 

Arrange  all  these  doze^as  well  as  you  can, 
And  the  first  letters  show  an  effeminate  man; 
The  last  gives  the  name  of  a  Sunday  that's  dear 
To  every  good  child  in  the  spring  of  the  year. 


No.  151. — The  Three  Jealous  Husbands. 
Three  jealous  husbands,  A,  B  and  C,  with 
their  wives,  being  ready  to  pass  by  night 
over  a  river,  find  at  the  water  side  a  boat 
which  can  carry  but  two  at  a  time,  and  for 
want  of  a  waterman  they  are  compelled  to 
row  themselves  over  the  river  at  several 
times.  The  question  is,  how  those  six  per- 
sons shall  pass,  two  at  a  time,  so  that  none  of 
the  three  wives  may  be  found  in  the  com- 
pany of  one  or  two  men,  unless  her  husband 
be  present? 

No.  152. — A  Plebeian   Waltzer. 

I  gayly  danco  with  my  thousand  feet. 
Making  the  home  a  place  more  neat; 
When  my  partner  sings  'tis  a  waltz  complete. 

Sometimes  I  suddenly  stand  on  my  head; 
The  spider  beholds  this  caper  with  drra.l, 
For  destruction  upon  his  work  'twill  shed. 

When  the  dance  is  done  and  the  fun  fs  o'er, 
My  partner  leads  me  behind  the  door, 
Where  I  wait  till  called  again  on  the  floor. 

No.   153. — A  Diamond. 

1.  A  consonant  2.  A  constellation.  3.  A 
weapon.  4.  Her  pile  of  hay.  5.  A  vegeta- 
ble. 0.  A,unit  7.  A  consonant 

Read  up  and  down  and  across  through  thf 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


center  of  the  diamond  and  find  the  name  of 
an  English  poet. 

No.  154. — Anagram. 

N.  B.    Gain  ten. 
Steve  Burd. 
Can  I  let  Maud? 
Chain  me  pets.    M. 


No.  155. — An  Enigma. 

My  first  upon  my  second's  deck 
"Departing,  waved  his  hand. 
Ijcried,  "My  first,  if  'scaping  wreck, 

My  second  reach  the  land, 
Wherein  your  future  lot  is  cast, 
Know  that  till  death  my  whole  shall  last!" 


No.  156.— Illustrated  Rebus. 


Anecdote  of  a  Bishop's  Wife. 

Have  you  heard  the  tale  of  the  bishop's 
wife,  who,  when  she  had  been  shopping,  had 
her  purchases  put  into  her  carriage,  and  was 
going  away  without  paying  until  stopped  by 
the  counter  gentleman.  "Do  you  know  who 
I  am?"  indignantly  asked  she;  "I  am  the 
bishop's  lady."  "Can't  help  that  mum,"  re- 
plied the  counter  gent,  "you  couldn't  have 
'em  without  paying  for  'era  if  you  was  hia 
wife!"  

Small  but  Troublesome. 

My  first  is  a  bit  of  butter. 

My  next  a  bit  of  mutton, 
My  whole  a  little  shutter, 
Put  on  to  pinch  a  glutton. 

A  but-ton. 

Now,  what  is  a  button?  A  small  event 
that  is  always  coming  off. 


Acrostic. 

A  monitor  which  most  folk  prize, 
W  hoso  precepts  all  too  much  despise; 
A  racer  set  'gainst  time  to  run, 
T  hat  beating  is  itself  outdone; 
C  hained  or  tied,  yet  night  and  day 
H  astening  wherejlt  should  not  stay 


No.  157. — Poetical  Conundrum. 

I  paint  with  colors,  I  fly  without  wings, 

I  people  the  air  with  most  fanciful  things; 

I  hear  sweetest  musio  where  no  sound  ia 
heard, 

And  eloquence  moves  me,  nor  utters  a  word. 

The  past  and  the  present  together  I  bring, 

The  distant  and  near  gather  under  my  wing. 

Far  swifter  than  lightning  my  wonderful 
flight, 

Through  the  sunshine  of  day,  or  the  dark- 
ness of  night; 

And  those  who  would  find  me,  must  find  me, 
indeed, 

As  this  picture  they  scan,  and  this  poesy 
read. 

No.  158. — Literary  Anagrams. 
In  the  first  column  are  found  the  names  of 
ten  books;  in  the  second  column  the  namea 
of  their  authors: 

(a)  Serablis  Meles, 

(b)  Four  drum,unite  al, 

(c)  Nee  them  cows, 

(d)  Povit  L'academ, 

(e)  Nox's  cat, 

(f)  Hove  in  a 

(g)  Pery  in  hoi 


(h) 


be  halt, 


(i)  Let  retta  rhelect's, 
(j)  Vest  wil  riot, 


(a)  Touch  Vigor, 

(b)  Nickdes, 

(c)  Harat  Cyke, 

(d)  Lambwck, 

(e)  T.  Welly  Rubton, 

(f)  Wits  rest  car  lot, 

(g)  Go  fowl,  Nell, 
(h)  Grown  vin  hit  in 

gas, 

(i)  Hot  war  hen, 
(j)  Di-Necks. 


No,  159.— Pictorial  Proverb. 


No.  ICO. — Double  Acrostic. 

My  first  is  a  very  common  two  wheeled  ve- 
hicle. 

My  second  is  an  ancient  city,  captured  "by 
Joshua. 

My  third  is  a  king,  rather  mad,  but  made 
worse  by  the  unkindness  of  his  children, 

My  fourth  is  a  sound  in  the  singer's  scale. 

My  fifth  enters  into  every  agreement  that  if 
made. 

My  sixth  is  the  sign  of  the  genitive  case. 

My  last  is  found  plentifully  in  the  woods. 
Take  the  first  letters,  and  they  form  thj 


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name  of  a  flat  bottomed  vessel,  generally 
used  as  a  bomb  ship  against  forts  or  bat- 
teries erected  on  the  coast  Take  tho  lost 
Mini,  and  they  form  the  name  of  a  singular 
quadruped. 

No.  101. — An  Enigma. 
My  first  in  bill,  but  not  in  check. 
My  second  in  build,  but  not  in  wreck. 
My  third  in  love,  but  not  in  hate. 
My  fourth  in  line,  but  not  in  bate. 
My  fifth  in  sandal,  but  not  in  shoe. 
My  sixth  in  yellow,  but  not  in  bluo. 
My  seventh  in  tiger,  but  not  in  bunny. 
My  whole  is  a  writer,  baldheaded  and  funny. 


No.   162.— Kiddle*. 

(a)  Who  had  the  first  entrance  into  a  the- 
atre? 

(b)  What  is  that  which  denotes  the  state  of 
tho  mind  and  the  body? 

(c)  Why  are    stout    gentlemen  prone  to 
melancholy? 

(d)  Why  is  a  joke  like  a  chicken? 

(c)  Why  is  it  almost  certain  that  Shake- 
speare was  a  broker? 

(f)  When  is  a  fast  young  man  nearest 
heaven? 

(3)  What  is  it  wa  all  of  ten  say  we  will  do 
and  nobody  has  ever  yet  done? 

(u)  Why  do  little  birds  in  their  nests  agree? 

(i)  When  is  love  deformed  1 

(j)  When  does  a  fanner  double  up  a  sheep 
without  hurting  it? 

(k)  Why  is  a  kiss  like  a  rumor? 

(1)  What  confection  did  they  have  in  tho 
ark? 

(m)  I  live  upon  my  own  substance  and  die 
when  I  have  devoured  myself. 

(n)  Why  is  a  dog  biting  bis  tail  like  a  good 
manager? 

To  Stand  an  Egg  Upright. 

Tho  unceremonious  manner  in  which  the 
great  navigator  performed  this  feat  by 
breaking  one  end  of  the  egg,  is  familiar  to 
all  who  have  read  the  anecdote  of  Columbus 
and  the  egg.  Evidently  at  that  time  it  was 
considered  impossible  to  stand  an  egg  on  its 
point  But  a  modern  genius  declares  it  may 
may  bo  done  thus:  Take  an  egg  (a  long  one 
IB  best),  shake  it  well  so  as  to  break  tho  yolk 
and  mix  it  with  tho  white;  then  with  a 
"steady  band''  balance  it  on  its  broad  end 
upon  a  smooth,  even  surface,  glass  or  slate 
being  best. 

No.  163. — A  Showman'*  Cemetery. 

(Many  animals  collected  from  all  parts  of 
the  globe  are  buried  here.  Find  them.) 

To  a  drama  reader,  Mine  Heir;  You  being 
A  bachelor  of  Oxford,  I  Infer,  retarded  "E'er 


True,"  or  attempted,  on  Keystone's  denounce 
ment  of  it,  to  squelch  or  secrete  a  famous 
effort  But  I,  German  that  1  am,  cannot  be 
arbitrarily  crushed  by  your  bulldoze,  but 
will  seize  bravely  my  opportunity,  and  Abel 
Kasson  &  Co.  will  produce  my  musical 
farce,  with  sceuio  attractions,  on  the  Buck- 
ingham stage.  All  amateurs,  able  critics, 
here  or  o'er  the  sea,  love  to  applaud  my  In- 
do-English  artistic  effects.  My  partner, 
Lovejoy — a  kinsman  of  mine— emulating 
Nueland,  has  sold,  in  the  boxes,  his  wines, 
lo  1  these  many  years,  and  each  eve,  we,  as 
elder  brothers,  share  the  spoils. 


O.   164. — A  Charade  for  Young  Folks. 

The  roseate  clouds  drift  through  the  sky* 

The  sun  goes  down; 
And  soft  tho  total's  gentle  cry 

Sounds  through  the  town 

A  second  is  he,  wise  and  old, 

So  people  say; 
Who  carries  with  him,  I've  been  told. 

First,  white  and  gray, 

To  sprinkle  on  all  wakeful  eyes — 

Black,  bluo  or  brown ; 
As  on  his  busy  round  ho  hies 

Straight  through  the  town. 


."so.  165. — A  Diamond 

(£)  ,A  letter,  (b)  A  preposition,  (c)  Inner 
parts  of  things,  (d)  An  instrument  used  by 
dentists,  (e)  A  fine  kind  of  chinaware.  (f) 
To  choose  again,  (g)  Interval  (h)  To  rest 
(i)  A  letter.  

No.   166.— A  Rlddlo  In  Rhyme. 
I'm  the  offspring  of  shame,  by  modesty  bred, 

I'm  the  symbol  of  virtue  and  vice; 
Neither  written  nor  printed,  yet  constantly 

red; 
A  critic  discerning  and  nice. 

I'm   a   marplot,    and     terribly   self   willed 
withal, 

I'm  not  to  be  argued  or  tasked; 
And  although  I  obey  not  a  positive  call, 

I.  come  when  not  wanted  or  asked. 


xso.  167. — Problem  of  Money. 

Place  ten  half  dimes  in  a  row  upon  a  table. 
Then  taking  up  any  ono  of  the  series  place  it 
upon  some  other,  with  this  proviso,  that  you 
pass  over  just  one  dime.  Repeat  this  till 
thcro  is  no  single  half  dimo  left 


No.  168. — Beheadings. 

(a)  Behead  to  impute,  and  leave  a  Jewish 

r  of  the  law. 

(b)  A  premium  given  for  a  privilege,  and 
leave  tho  burden. 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


(B)  An  arch  on  a  beam,  and  leave  a  car- 
bonaceous mineral,  highly  electrical  and  gen- 
erally transparent. 

(d)  The  plain  part  of  a  column,  and  leav» 
trouble.  

No.  169. — Pictorial    Decapitation* 


Behead  the  first  word  in  each  lino  to  find 
the  second ;  then  behead  the  second  to  find 
the  third. 

Several  Swallows. 

The  proverb  says  ''One  swallow  does  not 
make  spring,"  but  the  proverb  is  certainly 
wrong  when  the  swallow  is  one  gulp  at  a  big 
boiling  hot  cup  of  tea  in  a  railway  station, 
as,  if  that  one  swallow  docs  not  make  one 
spring,  wo  should  bo  glad  to  hear  what  does. 

A  traveler  writes  from  Naples:  "Standing 
on  Castle  Elrno,  I  drank  in  the  whole  sweep 
of  the  bay."  What  a  swallow  the  writer 
must  have. 

But  perhaps  tho  queerest  feat  In  the  eating 
and  drinking  line  ever  recorded  is  that  of  a 
man  who  commenced  by  boltiug  a  door,  after 
which  he  threw  up  a  window,  aiid  then  sat 
down  and  swallowed  a  whole  story  I 


Varieties  in  Prose. 

A  cannibal's  favorite  soup  is  a  "broth  of  a 
boy." 

A  pretty,  well  made,  fashionable  girl  and 
a  thrifty  housekeeper  are  alike;  for  each 
makes  a  great  bustle  about  a  small  waist. 

When  a  man  attempts  to  jump  a  ditch  and 
falls,  he  is  likely  to  miss  the  beauties  of  sum- 
mer. Because  the  fall  follows  right  after 
the  spring,  unless  he  makes  a  summer  set  be- 
tv.  it'll  them. 


No.    170.— Enigmatical  Writeiw 

My  first  was  famed  for  beauty; 
My  second  bids  you  seek ; 
My  third,  a  brave  old  soldier, 
For  tariff  bold  did  speak. 
My  whole,  a  noble  woman 
With  earnest  mind,  essayed 
To  ask  for  justice  to  a  race 
Whom  man  for  greed  betrayed. 


No.  171. — Anasram  of  Authors, 
(a)  Tell  Mary  Bill  can  win.U.  (b)  Reient 
her  blow,  (c)  We  rule  a  tobogin.  (d)  Ben, 
M'O  cry  hard  here,  (e)  Then  lames  her.  (f) 
Call  her  verse,  (g)  Vowing  I  shant  grin, 
(h)  Trace  one  whine,  (i)  See  my  nag  fling 
Ma,  (j)  Clare  L.  Wilton,  (k)  Hear  Jo  roar 
gilt.  (1)  Join  the  left  rear  wing,  eh?  (in) 
Father  Bert  (n)  So  dace  cured  her.  (o)  Old 
Jay  Gould  rares.  (p)  W.  D.  Howells,  Lawn 
Forge,  Troy,  N.  H. 


No.  172. — Word  Rebus. 
Not  long  ago  I  saw  a  man 

Who  looked  to  me  peculiar; 
His  left  hand  held  a  cobbler's  tool 

With  which  we  are  all  familiar. 
And  a  cutting  tool  was  in  his  right 

Well  known  to  many  nations; 
But  all  at  once  the  scene  was  changed 

To  useful  publications. 


No.  173. — A  Figurative  Epitaph. 

04128 

04120 

0    2    80    4    1    2    8 

0    2    45    4 

The  above  verse,  said  to  have  been  trans- 
scribed  from  the  grave  of  a  soldier  during 
the  lato  war,  expresses  in  tho  alternate  lines, 
in  poetical  antithesis,  tho  hardships  endure. 1 
by  tho  campaigner  during  life,  contrasted 
with  the  peacefulness  of  his  state  in  death. 
The  -«nt  indicates  Hibernian  origin. 


No.   174. — Beheadings. 

(a)  Behead  to  bruise,  and  leave  to  hurry, 
(b)  Behead  a  fastening,  and  leave  a  poison- 
ous serpent  (c)  Behead  a  stone,  and  leave 
an  entrance,  (d)  Behead  a  grain,  and  leave 
a  summer  luxury,  (e)  Behead  solitary,  and 
leave  a  numeral.  (0  Behead  a  kind  of  wood, 
and  leave  lean,  (g)  Behead  to  vibrate,  and 
leave  part  of  a  fowl  (h)  Behead  a  track, 
and  leave  a  generation,  (i)  Behead  to  com- 
ply, and  leave  a  personage  in  high  authority. 
(j)  Behead  to  reckon,  and  leave  a  paint. 

The  beheaded  letters  will  spe.l  the  name 
of  a  well  known  city. 


Everybody 's 


No.  173.— Octagon  Puzzle. 

I  have  a  piece  of  ground  which  is  neither 

square  nor  round, 
But    an    octagon; 

and  this   I  Lave 

laid  out 
In   a    novel   way, 

though  plain   in 

appearance,  aim 

retain 
Three  posts  Jn  each 

compartment; 

but  I  doubt  

Whether  you  discover  how  I  apportioned  it, 
e'en  tho' 

I  inform  you  'tis  divided  Into  four. 
But  If  you  solve  It  right,  'twill  afford  you 

much  delight 
And  repay  you  for  tho  trouble,  I  am  sure. 

No.  170.— Numerical  Enigma. 
The  5,  C,  2,  1,  37,  23,  is  an  idea. 
The  21,  !3, 1>,  2D,  12,  14,  SJ,  31  is  defamed, 
The  4,  28,  29,  33,  35  is  an  animal 
The  8,  7,  22,  is  a  heathen  goddess. 
The  S3,  13,  10,  11,  17  is  to  portion. 
The  25,  39,  15,  10,  40  is  to  steal 
The  27,  CO,  34,  10  is  recent 
The  30,  18,  24,  38  is  a  necessity. 
Tho  answer,   composed  of  40  letters,  Is  a 
beautiful  and  well  known  quotation. 


It  matters  not  if  he  has  twelve  OT  one; 

But   has   he  daughters?— then    'tis   plainly 

shown 
That  I  to  them  am  seldom  but  a  loan. 


No.  177.-Qnlbblcs. 

(a)  I  can  stretch  my  hands  apart,  having  a 
coin  in   each  band,  and,  without  bringing 
my  hands  together,  I  can  cause  both  coins  to 
come  into  the  same  hand.    How  is  this  to  be 
done! 

(b)  Place  a  candle  in  such  a  manner  that 
every  person  shall  seo  it,  except  one,  although 
be  shall  not  bo  blindfolded  or  prevented  from 
examining  any  part  of  tho  room,  and  the 
candle  shall  not  bo  hidden. 


No.   178. — Enigma. 

Enigma  guessers,  tell  me  what  I  am. 
I've  been  a  drako,  a  fox,  a  hare,  a  lamb. 
Yon  all  possess  mo,  and  in  every  street 
In  varied  shape  and  form  with  me  you'll 

meet; 

With  Christians  I  am  never  singly  known, 
Am  green,  or  scarlet,  brown,  white,  gray  or 

•  '     :  ••. 

I  dwelt  in  Paradise  with  Mother  Eve, 

And   went   with   her,  when   she,  alas!  did 

]• 

To  Britain  with  Caractacns  I  cam<«, 
And  made  Augustus  Caesar  known  to  fame, 
The  lover  gives  me  on  bis  wedding  day, 
The  poet  writes  me  in  bis  natal  lay; 
{fa*  f*Lher  aiwajs  gives  me  to  each  son. 


No.  179.— Illustrated  Puzzle. 


All  of  the  ten  objects  may  be  described  by 
words  of  equal  length.  When  these  have 
been  rightly  guessed  and  placed  one  below 
tho  other,  one  of  the  perpendicular  rows  of 
letters  will  spell  tho  name  of  a  famous  battle 
fought  in  July.  

No.  180. — Tho  Landlord  Tricked. 

Twenty-one  persons  sat  down  to  dinner  at 
an  inn,  with  the  landlord  at  the  head  of  the 
table.  When  dinner  was  finished  it  was  re- 
solved that  one  of  the  number  should  pay  the 
whole  score,  to  bo  decided  as  follows:  A  per- 
son should  commence  counting  tho  company, 
and  every  seventh  man  was  to  rise  from  his 
seat,  until  all  were  counted  out  but  one, 
who  was  to  lx*  tho  individual  who  should 
pay  tho  whole  bill  One  of  tho  waiters 
was  fixed  upon  to  count  tho  company  out, 
who,  owing  his  master  a  grudge,  resolved  to 
make  him  the  person  who  should  have  to 
pay.  How  must  he  proceed  to  accomplish 
this!  

No.  181. — Double   Acrostic. 

My  initials  a  term  for  tho  east  will  name, 
My  finals  a  word  expressing  tho  same. 
CROsswonos. 

(a)  At  operas  'tis  often  found. 

(b)  It  has  a  certain  lawlike  sound. 

(c)  A  beauteous  queen  of  ancient  clime. 

(d)  A  fruit  abundant  in  our  clime. 

(e)  A  woman  who  tho  world  would  shun, 

(f)  Life  of  tho  world  since  time  begun. 


No.   IS*. — Geographical  Pnzzlc. 
An  old  man  gave  a  dinner,  which  was  not 
rery  elaborate,  for  he  only  had  (first  half  of 
a  city  in  Germany),  (a  country  in   Europe), 
•fid  a  [first  half  of  a  city  in  lUJj) 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


Sis  wi?e  belonged  to  a  sewing  (islands  In  the 
Pacific  ocean).  The  old  man  was  on  the 
(cape  off  North  Carolina)  for  the  (other 
islands  in  the  Pacific  ocean)  members  of  his 
wife's  club.  In  the  evening  they  had  a  foot 
(cape  off  Newfoundland)  on  a  (island  on  the 
eastern  coast  of  the  United  States)  course. 
Then  they  said  (cape  of  Greenland),  and  went 
home. 

No.  183. — The  Two  Drovers. 
Two  drovers,  A  and  B,  meeting  on  the 
road,  began  discoursing  about  the  number  of 
sheep  each  had.  Says  A  to  B:  "Pray  give 
me  one  of  your  sheep  and  I  will  have  as 
many  as  you."  "Nay,"  replied  A,  "but  givo 
me  one  of  your  sheep  and  I  will  have  as  many 
again  as  you."  How  many  sheep  had  each? 


No.  184. — Enigma. 
In  rat,  but  not  in  kitten; 

In  oar,  but  not  in  sail ; 
In  gloves,  but  not  in  mitten ; 

In  pitcher,  but  not  in  pail; 
In  trumpets,  but  not  in  tune; 
The  whole  appears  in  June. 


No.   185— Acrostic. 

In  the  lamp  globe  my  first  is,  but  never  In 

heat; 

In  the  anchor  my  second,  yet  not  in  the  fleet; 
My  third's  in  all  ropes,  yet  it's  not  in  a  ship; 
In  no  faces  my  fourth,  still  'tis  ever  in  lip; 
My  next's  in  all  bakers,  yet  not  in  one  man, 
And  my  sixth's  in  the  pot,  but  it's  not  in  the 

pan; 
My  seventh's  in  the  thoroughfare,  not  in  the 

way, 

My  eighth's  in  the  mower,  but  not  in  the  hay; 
My  ninth's  in  the  jury,  but  not  in  their  box; 
My  tenth's  in  my  stockings,  but  not  in  your 

socks, 
And  my  last's  in  the  harbor,  but  not  in  the 

docks. 

An  English  soldier  in  this  puzzle  lies, 
A  general  famous  for  his  victories ; 
Some  judges  think  all  other  captains  yield 
To  this  man's  prowess  in  the  battle  field. 


No.  18G.— Word  Dissection. 

Take  away  my  last  seven  letters,  and  I  am 
a  useful  article.  Without  my  first  three  and 
last  four,  I  am  the  noblest  animal.  Take 
away  my  first  six  letters,  and  I  am  an  ar- 
ticle of  commerce.  Minus  my  last  four  I  am 
a  desirable  thing.  Without  my  first  seven, 
I  am  a  portion  of  the  body.  My  whole  is  an 
Important  branch  of  education. 

No.  187.— Familiar  Quotations. 

(a)  Twas  in  the  prime  of  summer  time, 

(b)  She  blessed  me  with  her  hand; 

(c)  We  strayed  together,  deeply  biest^ 
4dJ      Into  thff  dreaming  1ni"j_ 


(e)  The  laughing  bridal  roses  blow, 

(f)  To  dress  her  dark  brown  hair; 

(g)  My  heart  is  breaking  with  my  woe. 
(h)      Most  beautiful  1  most  rare  I 

(I)   I  clasped  it  on  her  sweet,  cold  hand, 
(j)      The  precious  golden  link  I 
(k)  I  calmed  her  fears  and  she  was  calm 
(1)       "Drink,  pretty  creature,  drink  1" 

(m)  And  so  I  won  my  Genevieve, 
(n)      And  walked  in  Paradise; 
(o)  Tho  fairest  thing  that  over  grew 
(p)      Atween  mo  and  the  skies  I 
Each  line  of  the  above  is  a  poetical  quota- 
tion.   Can  you  name  the  authors? 


No.  188.— Pictorial  Proverb. 


No.   189.— Word  Building. 

My  first  syllable  implies  equality;  my  sec- 
ond is  tho  title  of  a  foreign  nobleman;  my 
wholo  is  asked  and  given  many  times  a  day 
with  equal  indifference,  and  yet  it  is  of  so 
much  importance  that  it  has  saved  the  lives 
of  many. 

No.  190. — Conundrum  in  Rhyme. 

I'm  strangely  capricious,  I'm  sour  and  I'm 

sweet; 

To  housewives  I'm  useful,  to  children  a  treat; 
I  freely  confess  1  more  mischief  have  done 
Than  anything  else  that  is  under  the  sun. 


No.   191. — Word  Puzzle. 

A  whole  is  in  all  vessels  found, 
That  captains  may  not  run  aground. 

Cut  off  ray  hoad,  and  you  will  see 
That  I  am  where  the  roe  rnns  free. 

Behead  again,  and  I  am  still 
What  Webster  will  define  as  skill. 

Transpose,  and  In  a  vessal's  hold. 
I  ofttimes  mak*  myself  quite  bold. 


\i}''s 


Again  transpose,  and  in  the  cracks 
And  Hams  of  ships  I  stick  like  was. 
Except  when  suns  of  warmth  profuse 
Come  out  and  make  me  run  Like  juice. 

Ko.  199.— Concealed  Animal*, 
Four  animals  are  to  be  found  in  each  sen- 


(a)  1  saw  Eli  on  the  sofa  when  I  came  later 
In  the  evening;  be  seemed  to  suffer  at  times 
from  a  severe  cat  and  the  doctor  thought  he 
would  have  to  trepan  the  right  sido  of  tho 
boys'  bead,  (b)  Do  not  disturb  earnest 
scholars  or  repel  ambitious  ones;  do  not  be 
harsh  or  severe  with  dullards  or  pronounce 
them  beyond  help. 


No.   103.— 
Five  hundred  begins  it,  five  hundred  ends  it, 

in  the  middle  is  seen; 
The  first  of  all  letters,  the  first  of  all  figures, 

Take  op  their  stations  between. 
My  whole  was  a  king  of  very  great  fame; 
If  you  wish  to  know  who,  you  hero  have  his 


Wo.  104.— A  Hidden  Adae» 


Ko.  10X-nair  Rqnare. 
II'-  Mght  a  Containing  ochre. 

R.  One  who  changes.  1  Too  variations  which 
verbs  undergo  for  the  indication  of  time,  5. 
Priism  «.  Spawn  of  fishes.  7.  A  knot  in 
wood.  &  A  Iloman  coin.  0.  A  letter. 

No.  I  o«.— A  Charad*. 

A  plunge  Is  beard.  b«  will  drown,  b*  will 

•fak 

Ho  calls  for  my  first   Oh.  haste  to  the  brink. 

ut  this  moment  appear*  in  •. 
Mjr  •ronod  U  tb-ri.  arooag  the  craw. 


The  man  is  saved,  and  at  once  doth  exclaim  l 
"Ah,  my  whole  will  rejoice  to  embrace  me 

again, 

For  she's  a  companion  whom  ever  I  find, 
In  joy  or  iu  sorrow,  most  loving  and  kind, 

No.  197.— Arithmetical  Nut. 
From  six  take  niiie;  from  nine  take  ten; 
from  forty  take  fifty,  and  have  six  left. 

No.  108. — Conundrum. 
Thero  is  a  noun  of  plural  number, 
Foe  to  peace  and  tranquil  slumber; 
But  add  to  it  tho  letter  s, 
And — wondrous  metamorphosis- 
Plural  is  plural  now  no  more, 
And  sweet  what  bitter  was  before. 


No.  199.— Riddles. 

(a)  How  wcro  Adam  and  Eve  prevented 
from  gambling! 

(b)  Why  do  wo  buy  shoes? 

(c)  Why  is  a  Jew  in  a  fever  like  a  diamond? 

(d)  What  musical  instrument  invites  you 
to  fish? 

(e)  Why  is  a  person  who  never  lays  wagers 
as  bad  as  a  regular  gambler? 

(f)  Why  is  it  dangerous  to  take  a  nap  on  a 
train? 

(g)  What  thing  is  that  that  is  lower  with  a 
head  than  without  one? 

(b)  Why  is  the  soul  like  a  thing  of  no  con* 
sequence? 

(i)  Why  is  a  nail  fast  in  the  wall  like  an 
old  man? 

(j)  Why  does  an  aching  tooth  impose  si- 
lence on  tho  sufferer? 


Thoughts  \VU«  and  Otherwise. 

When  one  receives  a  letter  which  is  dull  he 
should  file  it 

A  man  with  a  cork  leg  ought  to  have  a 
springy  step. 

"Most  people  neglect  the  eyes,"  says  a  mod- 
ical  paper;  but  very  few  neglect  the  I. 

Driving  a  street  car  is  not  a  very  high  call- 
Ing,  but  it  can  scanx-ly  bo  classed  as  among 
tho  lower  walks  of  life. 

A  man  is  said  to  be  personally  involved 
when  ho  is  wrapped  up  in  himself. 

A  hungry  sailor  should  wish  for  a  wind 
that  blows  fowl  and  chops  about 

A  five  dollar  note  is  more  valuable  than 
five  gold  dollars,  because  when  you  put  it  in 
your  jKK-ket  you  double  it,  and  when  you 
toko  il  out  again  you  see  it  increases. 

Puniana. 

The  real  "home  rul«" — Curtain  lectures. 
The  best  early  closing  movement — Shutting 
your  eyes  when  you  go  to  bed  early. 


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The  sort  of  paper  to  write  love  letters  on— 
Foolscap. 

Kitchen  dressers — Swell  cooks. 

A  simple  fraction — Breaking  a  plate 

Better  than  a  "promising"  young  man — A 
paying  one. 

Book  markers — Dirty  thumbs. 

Forced  politeness — Bowing  to  circum- 
stances. 

Quick  consumption— Bolting  one's  food. 

The  greatest  curiosity  in  the  world — A 
woman's. 


No.  2OO.— Double  Acrostic. 

Two  words  are  here  to  be  found  out, 
Both  you  have  heard  of,  I've  no  doubt; 
One  is  a  thing  that  gives  its  aid 
To  ships  engaged  in  peaceful  trade. 
The  other  thing  is  often  found 
To  war's  chief  weapon  closely  bound. 
These  stars  replace  with  letters  true, 
And  both  the  things  will  look  at  you. 
In  the  first  letters,  downwards  read, 
Is  that  by  which  the  vessel's  sped ; 
And  in  the  last,  if  downwards  spelt, 
That  which  adorns  the  soldier's  belt 


*  *    *   *    ***    *   *• 
*****     *     * 


***** 
*  *         *  * 

1st  line—  What  a  bull  does,  if  he  can. 
2d  line  —  What  is  the  most  beauteous  span. 
8d  line  —  Hog  in  armor  is  my  third. 
4th  line  —  Boy  in  barracks  often  heard. 
5th  line  —  What  the  street  boys  often  run. 
6th  line  —  What  gives  light,  not  like  the  sun. 
7th  line—  What  makes  doctors  oft  despair. 
8th  line—  What  is  black,  with  curly  hair. 
9th  line—  What  is  very  hard  to  bear. 


No.  201.— Burled  Citlea. 

(a)  To  baffie  the  mob,  I  let  him  out  by  a 
secret  door. 

(b)  They  built  a  mole,  and  thus  made  the 
harbor  safe. 

(c)  They  say  I  cannot  do  it;  but  I  can  and 
I  will  succeed. 

(d)  The  Gauls   said  that  Ariovistus   was 
mad,  rash  and  cruel. 

(e)  I  made  the  child  take  a  nap,  lest  she 
should  fall  asleep  during  the  service. 

(f)  What,  for  three  thousand  ducats  kill  a 
manl 

(g)  When  the  sense  demands  a  colon,  do 
not  use  a  period. 

(h)  {  consider  the  pasha  no  very  great  sight 


(I)  I  can  see  the  red  berries  of  the  sumac  on 
the  hills. 

(j)  Where  are  the  barbarian  tribes  of  yoref 
The  Goth,  the  Hun,  the  VaudaL  I  ask  in 
vain. 

(k)  They  offered  up  a  horrible  holocaust  in 
that  hotel. 

No.  202.— A  Trick    Puzzle. 


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Golden  Days,  which  is  responsible  for  the 
puzzle  here  illustrated,  gives  the  following 
directions:  Copy  this  diagram,  and,  after 
cutting  it  into  the  fifteen  small  squares 
which  we  have  marked  out,  lay  the  pieces 
back  in  the  position  they  occupy  in  the  en- 
graving. Now  move  them,  cue  piece  nt  a 
time,  like  the  movements  in  the  famous  fif- 
teen puzzle,  and  when  you  get  them  in  a  cer- 
tain succession,  you  will  find  a  representation 
of  a  president  with  only  one  ejje. 

No.  203. — Word  Building. 

My  first  is  a  sailor;  my  second  is  used  by 
sailors;  reversed,  I  am  a  uozious  animal 
twice  over ;  and  my  whole  is  looked  upon  aa 
an  ugly  party  to  meet 

No.  204.— Mutation. 

Two  women  meet,  they  nod  and  smile; 

They  stop,  shake  hands  and  chat  awhile; 

They  treat  each  other  with  complete, 

And  outwardly  seem  glad  to  meet. 

YET  SCOUR  from  off  them  the  false  coat 

Which  all  demands,  and  you  will  note 
That  other  thoughts  are  cherished  there, 
And  for  each  other  naught  they  care. 

No.  205. — rnljpnas. 
(a)  I'm  slain  to  be  saved,  with  much  ado  and 

pain, 
Scattered,  dispersed,  and   gathered   up 

again, 
Withered,  though  young;  sweet,  yet  un- 

perfumed, 
And  carefully  laid  up  to  be  consumed. 


A  word  of  one  syllabi*,  easy  and  short, 
'   Which  read*  backwards  and  forwards 

the  same; 
It  expresses  the  sentiment*  warm  from 


., 
And  to  beauty  lays  principal  claim, 

Soon  as  I'm  made  I'm  sought  with  care; 
one  whole  year  consulted; 
time  elapsed,  I'm  thrown  aside, 
Neglected  and  insulted. 

No.  tOO.—  Illustrated  Central  Acrostic. 


The  nine  words  of  this  acrostic  are  pictured 
Instead  of  described.  When  the  words  are 
rightly  goessed  and  placed  one  below  the 
other  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  num- 
bered, the  central  letters  will  spell  the  name 
of  a  famous  sorereign  of  ancient  history. — 
81  Nicholas. 

Xo.  107.- A  Wild  Flower  of  Autumn. 
My  1,  3, 3,  4  many  seek  until  th.-yYe  2, 3,9, 
Aw.l  i.,,  1,  a,  8,  4,  if  so  they  do  m- 

•  ..:.     . 

A  color  bright  is  7, 5, 4-1  cannot  tell  you 


If  yon  can  rucss  my  mnanlng  just  please  to 
0,8,4         

Ho.  «0«.— A  Disserted  Word. 

..uk— beur..  ,  tree) 

eurUil  me,  and  I  am  small  but  useful ;  behead 


me  again,  and  you  will  find  me  at  hornet 
again  curtail  me,  and  you  will  find  myself. 

No.  209. — Anagram*. 

(a)  Arma  on,  (a)  Laiik  hec  Jones, 

(b)  Kos  fownd  toll,  (b)  Mows  rest, 

(c)  Ao  vow  if  fried  kale,    (c)  D'log  miths, 

(d)  Tiny  Faviar,  (d)  Kacho  tray, 

(e)  Holrait,  (o)  Earl  Siid, 

(f)  Col  rate  Frebrn.  (f)  D  Carnal  gond. 
In  the  first  column  are  tho  names  of  books, 

and  opposite  each,  in  the  second  coluiuu,  the 
name  of  i; ..  author. 

No.  210. — Compound  Acrostic. 

Words  of  eight  letters: 
(a)  Deposited  by  water,     (b)  A  variety  of 
cauliflower,     (c)  To  curb,     (d)  Pertaining  to 
the  sense  of  hearing,     (c)  Unto  this,     (f)  Be- 
longing to  au  artery,     (g)  Tho  highest  point. 
Whole  was  a  president 

Of  these  United  States; 
Ho  ruled  in  troubled  times, 
60  history  relates. 


No.  211.— Quibbles. 

(a)  If  you  cut  thirty  yards  of  cloth  into  one 
yard  pieces,  and  cut  one  yard  every  day, 
how  long  will  it  take! 

(b)  A  person  tells  another  that  he  can  put 
something  in  his  right  hand  which  the  other 
cannot  put  into  his  left. 

(c)  A  person  may,  without  stirring  from 
tho  room,  seat  himself  in  a  place  where  it 
will  be  impossible  for  another  person  to  do 
so.    Explain  this. 

Oddities. 

Broken  bones  begin  to  make  thentselvei 
useful  wheu  they  begin  to  knit. 

Two  people  may  be  said  to  be  half  witted 
when  they  have  an  understanding  between 
them. 

Many  people  in  China  must  be  obliged  to 
travel  on  foot  because  there  is  but  one 
Cochin-China  (coach  in  China). 

Common  pins  undergo  a  strange  trans- 
formation when  they  fall  to  the  earth  and  be- 
come terra-pins. 

The  last  day  of  February  would  hardly  be 
thought  to  resemble  one  of  Shakespeare's 
plays,  yet  it  i*  winter's  tail  (Winter's  Tale). 

People  traveling  in  tho  Sahara  should 
never  bo  hungry,  because  of  tLo  sandwiches 
-and  which  is  there). 

There  is  a  simple  thing  which  is  above  all 
human  ini]>erfections,  und  yet  shelters  the 
t  as  well  as  the  wisest 
of  mankind.  It  is  a  hat. 


Ho.  81V.'.  —  Word   Syncopations. 

(a)  Takean  Hi-vnti.in  ,>f  land   from  a  coin, 
and  leuve  u»  utter  musical  bound*. 


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flb)  Take  the  conclusion  rrom  an  aromatic 
plant,  and  leave  a  washing  utensil. 

(c)  Take  an  animal  from  a  muscle  of  the 
lower  jaw  that  assists  in  chewing,  and  leave 
a  measurer. 

(d)  Take   a  period  of  time  from  relating 
to  an  opera,  and  leave  relating  to  sight. 


No.  213. — Proverbs  AVithin  a  Maze. 


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This  is  a  sort  of  maze.  You  should  find 
the  first  letter  of  the  first  word,  and  then 
follow  on  till  you  have  solved  the  secret. 
You  may  read  from  one  letter  to  the  next, 
north,  south,  east  or  west,  but  never  in  a 
northeasterly,  northwesterly  southeasterly  or 
southwesterly  direction.  You  will  find  here 
a  small  bundle  of  proverbs  which,  if  attended 
to,  will  be  as  useful  to  you  as  they  have  been 
to  others. 

No.  214.— A  Bill  of  Fare. 

(a)  Take  u  one,  I  two,  n  one,  o  two,  i  one  6 

one; 

(b)  Of  I  one,  a  two,  s  two,  c  one,  b  two,  to 

one; 
(c)  Of  o  three,  c  two,  w  one,  fc  one,  d  one; 

(d)  Of  e  three,  /  one,  t  one,  fc  one,  b  one,  * 

one,  a  one; 

(e)  Of  h  one,  b  one,  d  one,  a  three,  g  one,  r 

two,  m  one,  e  one ; 

(f)  Of  r  one,  s  two,  a  one,  p  two,  n  one,  e  or 

t  one; 

(g)  Of  c  two,  o  one,  m  one,  r  one,  a  three,  n 
two,  s  one,  e  three,  d  ono,  7i  one,  i  one; 

(h)  Of  o  two,  t  two,  p  one,  c  one,  e  one,  a 

one; 
(i)  Of  u  one,  c  two,  s  two,  o  one,  h  one,  £  ona, 

a  one; 
(j)  Of  i  one,  e  two,  I  one,  m  one,  p  ona,  o  ona, 

n  one; 
(k)  Of  r  three,  a  one,  c  one,  s  one,  6  one,  * 

one,  i  one,  e  two; 

Q)  Of  a  two,  p  two,  d  two,  g  one,  u  one,  o 
Qua,  o  one,  t  one,  i  two,  n  oca; 


(m)  Of  r  one,  a  one,  i  one,  n  one,  c  one,  « 

two,  g  one,  o  one; 

(n)  Of  a  one,  r  one,  n  one,  f  two,  s  two; 
(o)  Of  7<i  one,  d  one,  s  one,  I  one,  o  one,  a  one, 

n  one. 

Good  Ilouselieeping  provides  the  above  bill 
of  faro.  These  dishes  are  represented  by  one, 
two  and  three  words. 


No.  215. — Poetical  Enigma. 
I  have  but  one  eye,  and  that  without  sight, 
Yet  it  helps  me  whatever  I  do; 
I  am  sharp  without  wits,  without  senses  Tm 

bright, 

The  fortune  of  some  and  of  some  the  delight, 
And  I  doubt  not  I'm  useful  to  you. 


No.  21G. — Pictorial  Conundrum. 


No.  217. — Yagarie*. 

(a)  Add  one  to  nine  acd  make  it  twenty. 

(b)  Place  three  sixes  together  so  as  to  make 
•even. 

(c)  What   Is   the   difference   between   six 
dozen  dozen  and  half  a  dozen  dozen? 

(d)  A  room  wit'.i  eight  corners  had  a  cat  in 
each  corner,  seven  cats  before  each  cat  and  a 
cat  on  every  ca'-'s  tail    What  was  the  total 
number  of  cats? 

(e)  Prove  that  seven  Is  the  half  of  twelve. 


No.  218. — Charade. 

My  first  is  a  revolver,  though 
Others  with  it  roundly  go, 
Circles  making  one  by  one, 
Ending  where  it  first  begun; 
Ever  turning,  never  changing, 
Steadiest  when  widest  ranging; 
Recipient  of  mighty  shocks, 
Secret  home  of  cunning  fox. 
My  second  makes  the  spirits  flow 
Through  its  lengthy  windings  slow; 
Like  a  serpent  twisting  round 
Circled  cylinders  'tis  found; 
Creeping  up  at  eventides, 
My  whole  in  silence  slowly  glides. 

1'iuzlo.s        .c 


rybodys 


No.  tlftX— Bonawmy  Letter*. 


This  little  girl  cannot  learn  her  lesson  in 
time  and  is  crying  about  it  The  letters  fly- 
in;  around  her  bead  are  telling  her  what  to 
da  What  do  they  say  f 


No.  220.— OmlMlons. 
Fill  the  second  blank  with  the  same  word 
ax  the  first,  omitting  the  first  letter. 

that  wealth  must  be bydili- 


He  found  growing  In  the , of 

rare  beauty. 

I  should  like  to  hare  seen  the on  board 

the . 

He a  mountain  whose  top 

with  mam  throughout  the  year. 


No.  ttl.-Macte  Sqnarrm. 

:mbcrsfrom  ItoSl  so  that 
the  whole  will  make  a  magic  square  having 
the  sum  of  iu  lines,  flies  and  diagonals  tho 
some.  Rcmorethe  marginal  numbers  and 
•till  bar*  a  magic  square,  and  repeat  the 
same  proem  with  like  results  until  but  one 
bomber  remain*,  which  will  be  tho  greatest 
common  dirlsor  of  the  sums  of  tho  several 


Ha, 


(a)  Behead  a  town  of  Russian  Toorkistan, 
•*t»  a  Jewel    (b)  Behead  a  t< 
h  Burmah.  and  leave  a  city  of  I 
«r>  DebMd  an  isUmnu  near  the  Malay  , 

' •        -"'••          l-    •    !•«« 

«f  Australia,  abd  leave  to  be  In  debt.     (,  j 


Behead  a  river  of  West  Australia,  and 
leave  pale.  (0  Behead  an  Island  in  the 
Malay  archipelago,  and  leave  a  city  of  Tndia. 
(g)  Behead  a  town  of  British  India,  and  leave 
a  girl's  name,  (h)  Behead  a  fortified  town 
of  Spain,  and  leave  a  girl's  name,  (i)  Be- 
head a  large  river  of  Europe,  and  leave  a 
•tone  used  for  sharpening  instruments. 

No.  223. — Enigma  In  Rhyme. 

Places  of  trust  I  oft  obtain, 

And  protect  the  house  from  vermin; 
I  act  as  shepherd  on  the  plain, 

And  at  fairs  I'm  shown  for  learning; 
In  northern  climes  a  horse  I'm  seen, 
And  a  roasting  jack  I,  too,  have  been; 
Strange  as  it  seems,  it's  no  less  true, 
That  I  eat  on  four  legs  and  beg  on  two, 

No.  224.— Riddles. 

(a)  Why  is  an  elephant  like  a  brick?  (b) 
"Why  is  the  death  of  Socrates  like  a  garret? 
(c)  Why  are  weary  people  like  carriage 
wheels!  (d)  What  musical  instrument  should 
we  always  distrust?  (e;  Why  are  some  great 
men  like  glow  worms?  (f)  Why  are  potatoes 
and  corn  like  certain  sinners  of  old?  (g)  In 
case  of  an  accident  what  is  better  than  pres- 
ence of  mind?  (h)  Of  what  trade  is  the  sun? 
(i)  What  is  queen  of  the  rose,  and  why?  (j) 
An  old  woman  in  a  red  cloak  was  crossing  a 
field  in  which  a  goat  was  feeding;  what 
strange  transformation  suddenly  took  place? 
(k)  Why  is  a  widower  like  a  house  in  a  state 
of  dilapidation?  0)  If  tue  g°°d  all  die  early, 
why  are  the  bad  like  tho  pupil  of  the  eye?  (n) 
When  do  two  and  two  make  rnoro  than  four? 

No.  223. — The  Unlucky  Hat  tor. 
A  traveler  passing  through  a  town  bought 
a  hat  for  $8  and  gave  in  payment  a  $50  bill. 
The  Latter  called  on  a  merchant  nearjby,  who 
changed  the  bill  for  him,  and  the  traveler 
having  received  his  $42  change  went  his  way. 
Next  day  the  merchant  discovered  the  note 
to  lie  counterfeit,  and  called  upon  tho  hatter, 
who  was  compelled  to  borrow  $50  from  an- 
other friend  to  redeem  it  with.  On  turning 
to  search  for  the  .traveler  he  had  left  town, 
so  that  the  note  was  useless  on  the  hatter's 
bands.  What  did  tho  hatter  lose  by  the 
transaction? 

No.  220. — Prefixes. 

Trrflx  a  letter  to  a  word, 
And  make  a  common  cry  a  bird, 
A  maid  a  fish,  a  beast  a  bound; 
A  stone  a  pest,  a  count  a  sound. 


No.  217. — Hour  Glasses. 
1.    A  city,     12.  Dun.     3.  Duration.     4.  A 

ft.  Crafty.     0.  Turns.     7.   Bravery. 
•  i  a !.->  read  down  a  poetess. 


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1.  A  vessel  and  a  plant.  2.  An  author.  8. 
Single.  4.  A  letter.  5.  Biting.  6.  A  prefix 
and  a  hint.  7.  An  obstruction  of  stones. 

Diagonals  read  down  from  left  to  right  a 
poetess;  from  right  to  left  a  preacher;  cen- 
trals a  general. 

No.  228.— A  Riddle. 

"We  travel  much,  yet  prisoners  are, 

And  close  confined  to  boot; 
We  with  the  swiftest  horse  keep  pace, 

Yet  always  go  on  foot. 


No.  229. — The  Square  Puzzle. 


Cut  out  pieces  of  card  board  In  the  shape 
here  indicated  and  arran  ;e  these  pieces  so 
that  when  set  close  together  they  shall  form 
a  perfect  square, 

No.  230. — A  Problem  of  Numbers. 

A  poor  woman,  carrying  a  basket  of  apples, 
was  met  by  three  boys,  the  first  of  whom 
bought  half  of  what  she  had  and  gave  her 
back  10;  the  second  boy  bought  a  third  of 
what  remained  and  gave  her  back  2;  the 
third  bought  half  of  what  she  now  had  left 
and  returned  her  1,  after  which  she  found 
that  she  had  12  apples  remaining.  IIow 
many  had  she  at  first? 


No.  231. — Numerical  Enigma. 

My  10, 11,  8,  9  is  a  handle. 
My  7, 1,  15,  5  is  a  side  glance. 
My  4,  2,  3,  6  is  to  mend. 
My  12, 13, 14,  16  is  the  Scriptures. 
My  whole  of  16  letters  is  a  name  given  to 
part  of  the  United  States. 


No.  232.— For  Sharp  Wits. 

(a)  What  pleases  in  the  air,  and  what  a 
horse  docs  not  like,  gives  tho  name  of   a 
flower. 

(b)  Half  a  carman,  and  a  whole  country, 
will  form  the  name  of  a  beautiful  flower. 

(c)  My  first  is  a  lady,  uiy  second  a  noble- 
man and  my  whole  a  blunder. 

(d)  My  first  is  a  prop,  my  second  is  a  prop, 
my  whole  is  a  prop. 

(e)  My  first  is  useful  to  the  earth,  my  sec- 
ond is  worn  by  ladies  and  my  whole  is  seen 
In  the  sky. 

(f)  My  first  is  an  animal,  my  second  an 
article,  my  third  should  be  used  every  day 
and  my  whole  is  a  place  for  the  dead. 

(g)  My  first  is  a  weapon  used  in  war,  my 
second  lives  in  the  sea,  my  whole  is  a  species 
of  fish  found  in  warm  climates. 

(h)  My  first  is  a  vehicle,  my  second  a  prep- 
osition, my  whole  is  a  part  of  a  ship. 

(i)  My  first  is  to  spoil,  my  second  is  a 
vowel,  my  third  is  a  precious  metal,  my 
whole  is  a  flower. 

(j)  My  first  is  a  human  being,  my  second  is 
to  walk,  my  whole  is  an  Indian  fruit. 

No.  233.— A  Charade. 
My  first's  a  precious  stone, 

My  next  a  well  known  tree; 
Or  call  my  first  a  fruit, 

The  next  a  thong  will  be. 
Whichever  way  you  choose 

This  puzzle  to  divide, 
You  still  will  find  my  whole 
A  powder  will  abide. 


No.  234.— Word  Squares. 

1.  A  gem.  2.  A  girl's  name.  3.  A  part. 
4.  Borne  aloft.  5.  Affected  smiles. 

1.  A  poet  2.  A  lady's  name.  3.  Ancient. 
4.  Rows.  5.  An  herb. 


No.  235.— Hidden  Birds. 


No.  236. — Geographical  Conceits. 

What  river  is  able  to  catch  its  own  fish? 
What  city  to  eke  out  your  lunch  do  you  wish? 
What  city  will  never  be  apt  to  rebel? 
What  city  could  printers  work  through  very 
mill 

C  2 


Everybody  s 


What  lake  most  enticing   to   your   thirsty 

steeds? 

What  city  rnfvt  surely  a  curtailing  needs? 
What  city  sin >ui<l  quickly  be  put  into  stays? 
What  city  still  bankers  for  sports  and  for 

plays? 

What  cape  do  all  people  frequently  meet? 
What  city  should  be  of  deep  thinkers  the 

seat? 
In  what  place  should  all  people  feel  somewhat 

at  home? 
What  city  is  far  the  most  likely  to  roam? 


No.  237.— Compound  Acrostic. 

Words  of  eight  letters :  (1)  Made  moist.  (2) 
An  offer.  (3)  A  screen  from  the  boat  or  rain. 
(4)  A  note  payable  at  a  bank,  (5)  To  tear  in 
pieces.  (C)  To  expose  to  injury  or  loss. 

Primals:  Twofold.  Finals:  Oue  who  deals. 
Combined:  A  tricky  person. 


Ko.  238.— Kiddle. 

No  rose  can  boast  a  livelier  hue 
Than  I  can  when  my  birth  is  now; 
Of  shorter  life  than  that  sweet  flower, 
I  bloom  and  fade  within  an  hour; 
Like  Marplot,  eager  to  reveal 
The  secret  I  would  fain  conceal  I 

Mysterious  Substructure. 
Forty-flve  is  subtracted   from  forty-five, 
and  leaves  forty  -five  as  a  remainder,  thus: 
9,  8,  7,  0,  5,  4,  8,  2,   1-45. 
1,  2,  8,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9-45. 

8,  0,  4,   1,  9,  7,  6,  8,  2-45. 

No.  239.— Crosa  Word  Enigma. 
My  first  is  in  lame,  but  not  in  pain, 
My  second  is  in  mind,  but  not  in  brain, 
My  third  is  in  twice,  but  not  in  one, 
My  fourth  is  in  wit,  but  not  in  fun, 
My  flfth  is  in  string,  but  not  in  cord, 
My  sixth  is  in  tribe,  but  not  in  horde, 
My  seventh  is  in  strong,  but  not  in  weak, 
My  eighth  is  in  look,  but  not  in  seek, 
My  ninth  is  in  light,  but  not  in  dork, 
My  tenth  is  in  hawk,  but  not  in  lark, 
In   my   whole  you'll  find   a  great  man'a 
name. 
One  who  by  playing  has  gained  his  fame. 

No.  24O.-A  Dinner  In  Anagrams. 

TOUB  POSSET. 

One  solid  lamb;  Ripe  clams  shaken. 
Thin  crow  cake;  Try  our  steak. 
Paste  too  sweet;  Iced  boiler. 
Racers  sweet;  Steamed  or  tossed. 
Open  lime;  Mucer's  cake. 
Toe  sure  salt  roc;  Naples  pip*. 

No,  241.— Charade. 

A  printer'*  term  you'll  find  my  flnt| 


Of  mixed  up  things  it  is  the  worrtt 
Second  a  fellow  of  low  degree; 
Or,  on  mischief  bent,  a  child  may  be. 
My  whole,  a  thing  of  novel  make — 
By  Indians  used  on  stream  or  lake. 

No.  242.— Kibbon  Rebus. 


Each  of  the  pictures  on  the  spiral  ribbon 
represents  a  word  which  contains  within  it 
another  word  represented  by  the  picture  im- 
mediately below,  on  the  upright  ribbon. 
The  initials  of  the  four  inside  words  on  the 
upright  ribbon  arts  found  half  hidden  in  the 
landscape  below.  The  Duals  of  the  four  in- 
side words  are  hidden  in  the  name  01  the 
two  weapons  at  the  bottom. 

Each  word  on  the  spiral  contains  five  let- 
tors.  Each  word  on  the  upright  ribbon  con- 
tains three  letters. 


No.  243. — Word  Squares. 

(a)  Tracts  of  land.    An  emblem  of  mourn- 
ing.   To  elevate.    A  famous  racing  ground 
in  England.    Appears  to  be. 

(b)  The  college  of  the  Turkish  hierarchy, 
composed  of   three  classes.    Loaded.      Pre- 
pares for  publication.    Measure.    A  poose. 


No.  244.— A  Mathematical  Nat. 
A  piece  of  marble,  weighing  40  pounds, 
falling  upon  the  j'.-iwnieut  was,  by  a  most 
•incular  accident,  broken  into  four  pioccs  of 


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inch  varying  weights  that  by  means  of  them 
•  neighboring  groceryman  was  able  to  weigh 
Rrticles  of  any  integral  weight  from  1  to  40 
pounds. 
Required,  the  weights  of  the  four  pieces. 


No.  245. — Conundrums. 

When  is  a  dog  like  a  wandering  minstrel! 

Why  is  a  buckwheat  cake  like  a  cater- 
pillar? 

Why  is  human  life  the  riddle  of  all 
riddles? 

Why  does  a  duck  go  into  the  water? 

Why  is  a  quiet  conscience  like  a  fit  of  in- 
digestion? 

What  is  that  which  never  asks  questions 
yet  requires  many  answers? 


No.  240. — Charades. 

(a)  My  first  I  may  in  truth  declare— 
Its  name  and  nature  both  is  air; 
My  second  is  a  perfect  bore, 

Yet  makes  sweet  music  evermore; 
My  whole  in  many  a  crowded  street 
Lies  in  its  bed  beneath  your  feet. 

(b)  At  evening  by  my  whole  you'll  think 
Of  days  gone  by,  and  never  reckon 
That  by  my  second  my  Grst  is  made, 
And  by  my  first  my  second. 


No.  247. — A  Picture  Puzzle. 


The>  above  cat  describes  in  KC'vi'ii  v.orcis  a 
very  familiar  object.  Wliat  is  the  description 
and  what  is  the  object? 


No.  248. — Numerical  Enijpna. 

I  am  composed  of  13  letters,  aud  am  a 
popular  novelist  of  the  day. 

My  10,  3,  9  is  a  conveyance.  My  12,  3,  1.1, 
5  is  to  bo  convcj-ed.  My  1,  11,  'J  is  uu  old 
woman.  My  7,  5,  12,  5  is  at  this  place.  My 
1,  5, 11,  4  is  an  important  part  of  a  man.  My 
6,  8,  2,  5  is  precious.  My  7,  11,  2,  13  is  diCa- 
cult  to  penetrate. 

No.  240. — Articles  of  Furniture, 
(a)  A  treatise  and  a  box. 


(b)  To  watch  over,  and  a  gown. 

(c)  A  marsh  and  not  to  yield. 

(d)  Very,  and  a  musical  syllable. 


No.  25O. — A  Geographical  Acrostic- 

(a)  An  Asiatic  country. 

(b)  A  Spanish  river. 

(c)  An  Italian  river. 

(d)  A  Russian  province. 

(c)  An  American  territory. 
(0  A  Chinese  city. 

Initials  and  finals  name  two  cities  of  Eu- 
rope. 


No.  251.— The  Knight's  Puzzle. 


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fall 

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gain 

like 

land 

one's 

quiet 

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Do 

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Det- 

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and 

Than 

a- 

ba.tr 

bask 

luu- 

or 

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wan- 

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let 

Taan 

die 

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of 

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In 

brain 

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or 

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sun 

with 

work 

la 

hcat 

A  knight  (chess  man),  in  moving  from  square 
to  square  over  the  board,  converts  these  dis- 
jointed syllables  into  a  verso  of  poetry.  What  is 
the  verse  ? 

No.  25!?.— Proverbial    "Pi." 
Aa  c  oeeff  hh  iiii  i  mnnoooprr 
B  s  1 1 1.     Out  of  these  letters  form  a  truthful 
proverb* 

No.  253. — Reversible  Words. 

(a)  Read  forward,  I  arn  to  wind ;  road  back- 
ward, I  am  to  look  obliquely,  (b)  Read  for- 
ward, I  am  the  faco  of  a  time  piece;  rcit.l 
backward,  I  am  set  down,  (c)  Head  for- 
ward, I  am  a  number;  read  backward,  I  am 
a  snare,  (d)  Read  forward,  I  am  a  rosinous 
substance;  read  backward,  I  am  a  small  ani- 
mal. 

No.  254. — Quibbles. 

(a)  IIow  must  I  draw  a  circle  around  a 
person  placed  in  the  center  of  a  room  so  that 
he  will  not  bs  able  to  jump  out  of  it  though 
his  legs  should  bo  free? 

(b)  If  five  times  four  are  thirty -three,  what 
•will  the  fourth  of  twenty  be? 

v  (c)  What  is  the  difference  between  twict 
twenty -five  and  twice  flve  and  twenty! 


Everybody  s 


No.  255.-£nlgmaticAl  Birds, 
(a)  A  Teasel    (b)  Separate  a  bill     (c)  To 
•brink,    (d)  An  officer. 

No.  25G.— Crow  Word. 
First  in  coast,  second  in  j: 

Third  you  will  find  in  execute; 
Fourth  in  boat,  fifth  in  i\ 

And  sixth  is  ever  in  constitute; 
Seventh  in  blue,  eighth  in  true, 

And  whole,  my  friends,  is  a  fruit 


No.  257. — Rclu-adins*. 

L  Behead  a  valley,  ami  leave  a  beverage. 
1  Behead  a  fruit,  and  leave  to  roam.  8.  Be- 
head close,  and  leave  part  of  the  head.  4. 
Behead  to  degrade,  and  leave  the  lower  part 
of  a  column.  5.  Behead  said,  and  leave  ven- 
erable. 0.  Behead  a  kind  of  wood,  and  leave 
emaciated.  7.  Behead  a  largo  basin,  and 
leave  to  assert.  8.  Behead  a  frolic,  and  leave 
an  ancient  ship.  P.  BcLcad  public,  and  leave 
an  iuolosuro. 

The  beheaded  letters  will  spell  the  name  of 
•  g^cat  Italian  sculptor. 

No.  258.— A  Rhomboid. 

Across:  1.  To  fix  firmly.  2.  Descended. 
S.  Entangled.  4.  Struck  with  something 
thrown.  5.  A  gleaner.  6.  Walked  about 

Down:  1.  A  letter.  2.  A  musical  syllable. 
8.  A  basket  4.  A  tract  of  low  land  5.  Not 
well  founded.  0.  Made  fleshy  with  food. 

7.  To   make  different   in  sumo   particular. 

8.  A  carriage  or  vehicle  moved  on  runners. 
0.  To  spread  (local).    10.  A  printer's  meas- 
ure.    1 1.  A  letter. 


No.  250.—  Tho  Divided  Garden. 


f 


A  person  lit  Ln  li.m«.  to  several  inmates 
«od,  having  a  cordon  attached  to  the  1 
be  wished  to  divide  it  among  them.  There 
were  ten  trees  in  the  garden  and  he  desired 
to  divide  it  so  that  each  of  the  five  inmates 
•boold  hare  an  equal  share  of  garden  %n^ 
two  trees.  How  did  b«  do  ill 


Echoes. 

What  must  be  done  to  conduct  a  newspaper 
right?  Write. 

"What  is  necessary  to  a  farmer  to  assist 
him?  System. 

What  would  give  a  blind  man  the  greatest 
delight?  Light 

What  is  the  best  advice  to  give  a  justice  of 
tho  peace?  1'cace. 

Who  commit  tho  greatest  abominations! 
Nations. 

Who  is  the  greatest  terrifier!    Fire. 


An  Easy  Translation. 

Yyuryyubicuryy  for  me? 
This  look  meaningless;  but  in  fact  it  is  a 
pointed  little  couplet: 

Too  wise  your  are,  too  wise  you  be, 

I  eso  you  are  too  wise  for  me. 

No.  2GO.— Hidden    Animals. 

Tho  rabbi's  only  chauco  for  escape  lay  in 
flight 

As  down  the  street  I  gaze  Llewellyn  ap- 
pears. 

I  saw  "Xeino"  uso  his  pen  writing  puzzles. 

Tho  anchor  securely  held  us  fast 


No.  2G1. — Word    Dissection. 

Complete  you'll  own  I  commonly  am  seen 
On  garments  new  and  old,  the  rich,  the  mean; 
On  ribbons  gay  I  court  your  admiration, 
But  yet  I'm  oft  a  cause  of  much  vexation 
To  those  on  whom  1  make  a  strong  impres- 
sion; 

The  meed  full  oft  of  folly  and  trangression. 
Curtail  me,  I  become  a  slender  shred, 
And  'tis  what  I  do  before  I  go  to  bed ; 
But  on  excursion  am  without  my  head. 
Again  complete  me,  next  take  off  my  head, 
Then  will  be  se^n  a  savory  dish  instead; 
Again  behead  me,  and,  without  dissection, 
I'm  what  your  fruit  is  when  in  full  perfection. 
Curtailed,  tho  verb  to   tear   appears  quite 

plain; 
Take  head  and  tail  off — I  alone  remain. 


No.   202.— Literary  Riddles. 

Answers  to  the  following  questions  are 
notable  characters  in  Dickens'  novels: 

(a)  Who  was  always  waiting  for  something 
to  turn  up? 

(b)  Who  threw  his  boots  at  his  wife  because 
ho  caught  her  "flopping  again  f" 

(c)  Who  was  always  looking  for  an  enemy 
rouii:!  the  corner? 

(il)  Who  lost  a  shoo  while  on  on  errand  of 
mercy  ? 

(e)  Who  was  always  exhorting  people  to 
make  an  effort? 

(0  With  whose  head  dress  did  DickSwivel- 
ler  have  a  friendly  custom  of  wiping  off  the 
wluUgw  panel  -  - 


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(g)  WEo  was  nearly  betrayed  by  her 
ihadow? 

(h)  Who  used  to  say:  ''When  found  make  a 
note  off 

(i)  Who  used  to  eat  his  boiled  eggs  shell 
and  all? 

(j)  Who  maddened  every  one  around  him 
by  playing  on  the  flute,  in  bed,  cue  tune, 
"Away  with  melancholy,"  all  night  after 
bearing  of  his  sweetheart's  marriage? 

(k)  Who  was  the  master  of  the  unfortunate 
"native?" 

(1)  Who  was  "the  man  of  teeth?" 

(m)  Who  were  hidden  in  the  orgau  loft  at 
Bella  Wilfer's  wedding? 

(n)  Who  was  called  "the  old  soldier?" 
No.  263. — Curtailments. 

Curtail  a  liquor  and  leave  a  stigma;  again 
and  leave  the  husk. 

Curtail  a  girl's  name  and  leave  a  country; 
again  and  leave  a  foreign  coin. 

Curtail  a  fireplace  and  leavo  the  inner  part: 
again  and  leave  to  understand. 

Curtail  a  good  time  and  leave  a  title  of  no- 
bility; again  and  leave  the  organ  of  hearing. 

Curtail  a  small  candle  and  leave  a  narrow 
strip;  again  and  leave  to  touch  lightly. 


No.  264. — Numerical  Enigma. 
The  popular  name  of  a  city  of  Ohio. 
7,  3,  14,  10  is  a  festival. 
5,  4,  11,  8  is  a  water  lizard. 
13,  2,  13,  14  is  fat  of  a  beast. 
1,  2,  6,  8,  9  is  to  say. 


No.  265. — Illustrated    Central  Acrostic. 


The  eight  words  of  this  acrostic  are  pic- 
tured instead  of  described.  When  the  words 
are  rightly  guessed  and  placed  in  the  order 
in  which  they  are  numbered,  one  below  the 
other,  the  central  letters  will  spell  the  name 
of  one  of  the  United  States. — St.  Nicholas. 


No.  266. — Concealed  Poets. 

Ho  broke  his  ax  easily.  They  followed  the 
scow  persistently.  We  may  reach  the  car 
yet.  Are  advertisements  in  order?  I  saw 
Ilusted  Manning  today.  The  man  said  he 
should  go.  Do  not  show  rancor;  better  for- 
give at  once.  I  wonder  where  Will  is  going. 
Messrs.  Brown,  lugersoll  and  others  were 
there.  He  has  good  ales  and  wines. 


No.  267. — A  Combination  Puzzle. 

The  words  whose  definitions  are  given  in 
the  first  column  are  to  bo  altered  to  .those 
given  in  the  second  by  changing  the  central 
letters: 

1.  Rescued.  1.  Satisfied. 

2.  An  animaL  2.  Different. 

3.  To  berate.  3.  To  burn. 

4.  Volumes.  4.  Tunes. 

5.  Breeds.  5.  Farmer's  tools. 

6.  A  select  assembly.  0.  Pies  or  tarts. 

7.  A  consumer.  7.  Anxious. 

8.  To  trace.  8.  To  deceive?. 

9.  A  horseman.  9.  A  body  of  water. 

10.  Meager.  10.  Part  of  a  church. 

11.  Waistcoats.  11.  Passages. 
13.  A  river  in  Italy.     13.  An  animaL 

The  central  letters  in  the  second  column  of 
words,  read  down,  will  give  the  name  of  a 
festival  in  which  Good  Housekeeping  playa 
an  important  part. 


No.  268.— Riddle, 

Those  who  take  me  improve,  be  their  task 

what  it  ma}*; 
Those  who  have  me  are  sorrowful  through 

tho  long  day; 

I  am  hated  aliko  by  the  foolish  and  wise, 
Yet  without  me  none  ever  to  eminence  rise. 


No.   269. — Enigma. 

My  first  is  a  dye,  my  next  you  drink  dry, 
and  my  whole  is  a  fly. 


Varieties  In  Prose. 

The  oldest  lunatic  on  record— Time  out  of 
mind. 

A  man  who  is  more  than  one  man— One 
beside  himself. 

The  superlative  of  temper — Tempest. 

The  best  prescription  for  a  poet — A  com- 
posing draught. 

The  difference  between  a  spendthrift  and  a 


Everybody's 


pillow— One  is  bard  up,  the  other  soft  down. 

The  imallest  bridge  in  the  world— The 
bridge  of  your  nose. 

The  herb  most  injurious  to  a  lady's  beauty 
Thyme. 

The  best  day  for  making  pancake— Fry- 
day. 

The  best  tind  of  agricultural  f*ir— A  farav 
er's  pretty  daughter. 

N->.  270. — Poetical  Enijjma. 
I  wave  o'er  mast,  end  fort,  and  tower, 
O'er  royal  home,  from  island  bower ; 
Pm  known  and  feared  o'er  land  and  wave. 
The  hope  of*freedo:n  to  the  slave! 
Yet  changed  to  stone  b?hold  me — I 
Oft  'neath  your  foot  am  made  to  lie. 
Sometimes  iny  home  is  in  the  stream, 
Where  my  gay  yellow  blossoms  gleam. 
When  dried,  my  withered  form  they  take, 
And  into  mats  and  baskets  make. 
Four  letters  mine;  cut  off  my  head, 
Loitering  and  slow  becomes  my  tread. 


No.  271. -Chan Sln;;  the  Middle  Letter. 
A  change  of  the  middle  letter 
Makes  a  detective  subtlo. 
Makes  a  beverage  high. 
Makes  a  fish  complete. 
Makes  a  mimic  reverence. 
Make*  a  parent  obscure. 


No.  272.— An  Easy  One. 

A  thing  which  printers  hate  to  sea, 
Although  they  all  good  livers  bo, 
Add  then  an  article  quite  small — 
An  interjection  ends  it  alL 


No.  273.— Round  the  World  Riddle*. 
Name  me  the  mountains  that  are  nearly  half 

metal, 

Name  me  the  river  that  reminds  of  a  kettle; 
What  town  do  you  t'aiak  is  sweetest  of  all? 
What  city  will  to  the  most  likely  to  fall? 
Tell  me  what  mountains  are  likely  to  slide, 
Tell  me  the  river  most  likely  to  hide, 
Mention  the  lake  that  should  take  the  ad- 
vance, 

Mention  the  city  that  owes  most  to  chance; 
Tell  mo  what  city  is  foremost  in  fashion, 
Mention  a  town  always  In  a  passion ; 
Tell  us  what  river  ranks  next  after  third, 
Tell  us  what  river  is  named  for  a  bird. 


No.  S74. — A  Hidden  Proverb. 
His  parents  were  a  worthy  pair, 

II"  honored  them  as  well  he  should, 
LI'-  li^btly  trod  UJK):I  the  stair; 

Bo  understand  that  ho  was  good. 
Upon  the  gate  hasp  oil  he'd  IHJUI-, 

That  QO!M  mizbt  not  awaken  them. 


Could  other  children  well  do  more! 
In   each   line  is  one  word  of   a  common 
proverb.  


No.  275. — Th«  Puzzle  of  Fourteen. 


Cut  out  of  cardboard  fourteen  pieces  of  the 
samo  shape  and  relative  sizo  as  those  shown 
in  the  design,  and  then  form  an  oblong  with 
them.  

No.  270.— Enigmatical  Cities. 

Hastily  turning  round. 
Dwells  on  the  western  prairiet. 
An  open  plain. 
Highly  prized  by  tbo  smoker. 


No.  277. — Anagram. 

OHE,  BAD  PET  'FORE  ALL  GRIEF! 
Ye,  who  aro  haughty  and  are  proud, 
Aud  boast  of  ancestry  aloud, 
Should  bear  in  mind  the  saying  old, 
This  anagram  will  now  unfold. 


No.  278. — Word  Square* 
1.  To  divulge,    2.  Baser.    8.  An    oar.    4. 

Pertaining  to  the  Andes.    5.  To  laud  again. 

6.  Stretches. 
1.  Pertaining  to  the  back.    2.  A  compound 

of  oleic  acid  with  a  salifiable  base.    3.  To 

narrate.    4.  A  mariner.     5.  To  expiate.    G. 

Looked  obliquely. 


The  Dice  Guessed  Unseen. 

A  pair  of  dice  being  thrown,  to  find  the 
rumber  of  points  on  each  die  without  seeing 
them:  Tell  tho  person  who  cast  the  dice  to 
double  tho  number  of  points  on  one  of  them 
and  add  5  to  it;  then  to  multiply  tbo  sura  pro- 
duced by  5,  and  to  add  to  the  product  the 
number  of  points  upon  tho  other  die.  This 
being  done,  desiro  him  to  tell  you  the  amount, 
an  1,  having  thrown  out  25,  tho  remainder 
will  be  a  number  consisting  of  two  figures, 
tho  first  of  which,  to  tbo  left,  is  tbo  iiumlxrr 
of  points  on  tho  first  die,  r.iul  tbo  second 
figure,  to  tho  right,  tbo  number  on  tbo 
otber.  Thus:  Suppose  tho  number  of  points 
of  tho  first  dio  which  comes  up  to  bo  2  uud 
that  of  tho  other  3.  Then  if  to  4,  tho  doubl* 
of  the  points  of  the  first,  there  be  added  Q 


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ana  tue  sum  produced,  9,  be  multiplied  by  5, 
the  product  will  be  45;  to  which  if  3,  the 
number  of  points  ou  the  other  die,  bo  added 
48  will  bo  produced,  from  which,  if  23  bo 
substracted,  23  will  remain,  the  first  figuro  of 
which  is  2,  the  number  of  points  on  the  first 
die,  and  the  second  figure  3,  the  number  on 
the  second  die. 

No.  279. — The  Calculating  Teacher. 
A  teacher  having  fifteen  young  ladies 
under  her  charge,  wished  them  to  take  a 
walk  each  day  of  the  week.  They  were  to 
walk  iu  five  divisions  of  three  ladies  each, 
but  no  two  ladies  were  to  be  allowed  to  walk 
together  twice  during  the  week.  How  could 
they  be  arranged  to  suit  the  above  conditions? 

No.  280.— An  Oditty. 

Fifty  is  my  first,  nothing  is  my  second, 

Five  just  makes  my  third,  my  fourth's  a 
vowel  reckoned ; 

Now,  to  fill  my  whole,  put  all  my  parts  to- 
gether; 

I  die  if  I  get  cold,  but  never  mind  cold 
weather. 

No.  281. — Concealed  Birds. 

How  loiig  is  that  small  ark?  Can  deep  love 
receive  this  wan  face?  I  hope  wit  will  be  re- 
warded. Bravo  not  the  storm,  for  not  a  star 
lingers  in  the  sky.  Does  Parr  owe  Rob  in- 
stead of  Joe?  Oh,  pshaw!  rent  or  sell  at  once. 


No.  282. — Pictorial  Diamond. 


No.  283. — Double  Word  Enigma. 

In  "winds"  that  whistle  round  my  door; 

In  "rose  and  rue"  that  grow  together; 
In  "boom"  of  breakers  of  the  shore; 

In  "whisperings"  of  summer  weather. 

The  one  that  lay  upon  tho  ground, 

Ono  sunny  day  has  wholly  banished, 
And  totals  in  its  place  aro  fountl, 
All  two'd  by  April  ere  she  vanished. 


No.  284. — Anagrams. 

(a)  Norse  cata,  (f)  There  we  sat. 

(g)  Into  my  arm. 
(h)  Real  fun. 
(i)  Nay,  I  repent  it. 


(b)  Mad  policy. 

(c)  'Tis  in  charity. 

(d)  Nino  thumps. 

(e)  Go  aurse. 


(j)  Terrible  pose. 


No.  285. — Beheading*, 

Find  first  a  fairy's  magic  spell, 
Behead  it,  and  'twill  not  work  well, 
Again— there  Vulcan's  strength  did  dwell 


No.  286.— Cross  Words. 

My  first  is  in  shark,  but  not  in  whale. 
My  second  is  in  head,  but  not  in  tail. 
My  third      in  even  and  not  in  odd. 
My  fourth  is  in  river  and  not  in  sod. 
My  fifth  is  in  isle  and  also  in  mountain. 
My  sixth  is  in  dale  though  not  in  fountain. 
My  seventh  is  in  army  uud  also  in  camp. 
While  my  eighth  is  in  candle,  but  not  in 

lamp. 

My  whole  is  a  soldier,  brave  and  bold, 
Whose  laurels  of  fame  will  never  grow  old. 


No.  287. — Conundrums. 

(a)  Spell  "blind  pig"  in  two  letters. 

(b)  Spell  "evening"  in  three  letters. 

(c)  Which  are  tho  two  most  disagreeable 
letters,  if  you  get  too  much  of  them? 

(d)  Why  is  the  letter  W  like  scandal? 

(e)  Why  are  two  T's  like  hops? 

(f)  What  is  that  which  is  always  invisible 
yet  never  out  of  sight? 

(g)  Which  of  the  feathered  tribe  can  lift 
the  heaviest  weights? 

(h)  What  pious  work  do  railroads  do? 
(i)  What  is  the  best  kind  of  agricultural 
fail-? 


Arrange  tho  words  in  their  order.  The 
names  will  form  a  diamond.  Read  either 
down  or  across. 


A  Simple  Elision. 

The  following  letters  were  written  over  the 
Ten  Commandments  in  a  Welsh  church: 
PRSVRYPRFCTMN 
VRKPTHSPRCPTSTN 

This  looks  as  if  it  might  be  Welsh  or  any 
other  strange  language.  But  if  you  will  put 
in  the  vowel  "e"  as  many  times  as  is  neces- 
sary, you  will  find  you  have  a  couplet  con- 
taining advice  appropriate  to  the  place  in 
which  the  inscription  was  written. 


Everybody's 


Comparisons  In  Rhyme. 
As  slow   as  the  tortoise — as    swift    as  the 

wind; 

As  true  as  the  Gospel— as  false  as  mankind; 
As  thin  as  a  herring— as  f:it  as  a  pig; 
As  proud  as  a  peacock — as  blithe  as  a  grig; 
As  savage  as  tigers— as  mild  as  a  dove; 
As  stiff  as  a  poker— as  limp  as  a  glove; 
As  cool  as  a  cucumber— as  warm  as  a  toast; 
As  flat  as  a  flounder — as  round  as  a  ball ; 
As  blunt  as  a  hammer— as  sharp  as  an  awl. 
No.  288.— Tangled  Verse. 

Ohtu  tar  bet  rats  atht  usgedi  em 

Lagno  e  ill's  odbetlur  ase; 

Heanvevt  tfea  tbdeeis  em 

Hsti  rctha  iltls  stnru  to  hete; 

Ety  od  ton  nhkti  I  otbdu  ehet, 

I  okwn  j-th  tturh  iaersnm, 

I  lilw  otn  eliv  ttwhuoi  teen 

Rf o  lal  bet  dwlor  scntnoio. 


No.  289.— A  Basket  of  Flowers. 

(a)  "The  fateful  flower  besido  the  rilL" 

(b)  This  will  bring  to  mind  "Thoughts  of 
Heaven."    Tis  also  a  gomo  of  this  season. 

(c)  Precise,  and  "tho  queen  of  flowers." 

(d)  A  vehicle,  a  people,  and  tho  whole  is  a 
color. 

(e)  Artificial  fireworks. 

(f)  A  part  of  speech,  a  vowel  and  a  nega- 
tive. 

(g)  A  summons,  a  goddess,  a  consonant  and 
a  little  girl. 

(h)  A  verb  in  tho  present  tense  and  an  in- 
sect 

(i)  "Oh,  a  rare  old  plant  is  tho green." 

0")  One  of  a  royal  house,  a  letter  and  an 
ornament. 

(k)  A  town  in  England  and  a  hollow  me- 
tallic vessel. 

(1)  First,  a  sphere,  and,  second,  "tho  fair- 
est, freshest  and  choicest  part  of  anything. " 

(m)  A  sport  and  an  incentive. 

(n)  A  bird  (in  tho  possessive)  and  a  part  of 
tho  same. 

No.  20O.— Hetagram. 
Whole,  I  am  a  small  nnimnl,    Change  my 
bead,  and  I  become  in  succession,  regard, 
food,  excellent,  to  cut,  venture,  naked. 


No  301. — Numerical  Enigma. 
My  whole  consists  of  letters  six, 
Without  me  you  aro  In  a  fix ; 
My  1,  2  and  3  a  conjunction  shows, 
Reversed,  'tis  used  for  washing  clothes. 
My"  4,  5  and  C  la  a  weight  you'll  see, 
Reversed,  a  negative  it  will  bo; 
Atui  lastly,  to  conclude,  I'll  add 
My  whole  has  eras,  but  Its  sight  la  bad. 


No.  202.— A  Riddle— Old  but  Good. 

A  box  has  nine  oars  of  corn  in  it  A  squir- 
rel carries  out  three  ears  a  day,  and  It  takes 
him  nine  days  to  carry  the  corn  all  out  How 
k  this  explained  t. 


No.  203.— Word.  Wlthta  Words. 

Affirmation— A  girl's  name. 

Things  of  little  value— A  kind  of  firearm. 

A  bank  officer— A  tree. 

Small  wheels— A  handsome  flower. 

A  frolicsome  leap— An  animal. 

A  game  bird— To  pinch. 

A  gambling  scheme— A  carnivorous  otjoatic  tat- 

moL 

A  number— An  excrescence. 
An  article  of  def ensivo  armor — A  female  relative. 

No.  204.— An  Arithmetical  Mystery. 
Thirteen  commercial  travelers  arrived  at 
an  inn  and  each  desired  a  separate  room.  The 
landlady  had  but  twelve  vacant  rooms,  which 
may  bo  represented  thus: 


1     2     3     4     51   6 


7     8     9    10    11    12 


But  sho  promised  to  accommodate  all  ac- 
cording to  their  wishes.  So  sho  showed  two 
of  the  travelers  into  room  No.  1,  asking  them 
to  remain  a  few  minutes  together.  Traveler 
Jib.  3  sho  showed  into  room  No.  2,  traveler 
No.  4  sho  showed  into  room  No.  3;  traveler 
No.  5  into  room  No.  4;  traveler  No.  G  into 
room  No.  5,  and  so  on  until  she  had  put  the 
twelfth  traveler  into  room  No.  11.  Sho  then 
went  back  to  where  sho  had  left  tho  two 
travelers  together,  and  asking  the  thirteenth 
traveler  to  follow  her  led  him  to  No.  12,  the 
remaining  room.  Thus  all  were  accommo- 
dated. Explain  tho  mystery. 

No.  295. — Two  Diamonds  and  a  Word 
Square. 

First  diamond— A  consonant;  to  place; 
without  noise;  a  beverage;  a  letter. 

Second  diamond— A  letter;  part  of  the 
face;  a  boundary;  a  hole;  a  letter. 

Word  square — Fearless;  a  root;  to  fit;  a 
\ind  of  snake;  over  and  above. 


No.  290.— A  Fish  Puzzle. 


Each  of  the  little  pictures  in  tho  above  rep- 
resents the  name  of  a  flsh. 


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No.  297. — A  Journey. 

I  was  awakened  this  morning  by  a  roaring 
water  south  of  Conn.  Running  to  the  win- 
dow to  capo  of  the  U.  S.  I  saw  it  was  a  lake 
In  N.  A.  and  the  roaring  a  bay  in  Mich.  I 
hastened  to  river  in  Europe,  my  clothing,  and 
then  built  a  fire  of  an  island  in  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico.  Feeling  mountains  in  N.  J.  I  found 
a  bottle,  drew  a  city  of  the  British  empire  and 
swallowed  a  river  of  the  U.  S.  of  a  department 
of  France.  Going  outside  I  found  it  was  not 
only  a  cape  of  the  U.  S. ,  but  also  a  country  of 
S.  A.  On  looking  round  I  saw  the  large 
body  of  water  in  British  A.  had  broken  loose, 
was  circling  and  rushing  around  and  likely  to 
do  damage.  It  occurred  to  me  that  I  could 
stop  the  trouble  with  a  lake  of  the  U.  S.,  and 
Euro  enough  I  soon  had  him  a  river  in  Ken- 
tucky and  led  him  to  a  town  in  Mass.  I  then 
had  a  large  city  of  England  in  a  town  of 
Minnesota,  and  just  as  I  emerged  from  the 
latter  heard  the  blowing  of  a  South  Ameri- 
can cape.  Knowing  it  to  bo  a  lako  of  Africa 
our  South  American  river  of  all  work,  calling 
to  breakfast,  I  hurried  a  river  in  Germany. 


No.  298. — Puzzle  Picture. 


Find  the  animals  that  are  concealed  in  the 
wood.— Golden  Days. 


No.  299. — An  Octagon. 

(a)  A  very  small  draft. 

(b)  A  firm,  heavy  and  hard  substance,  shin- 
ing, opaque  and  f  usiblo  by  heat. 

(c)  Many,     (d)  To  repeat,     (c)   Assembled, 
(f)  More  recent.     (£)  Conducted. 


No.  300. — Easy  Rebuses, 
(a)    LE  (b)    DTRD 

ora  8 


No.  301. — Mlssins  Vowels. 

Hxrx  rxsts  hxs  hxxd  rpxn  thx  Ixp  xf 
rxrth. 

X  xiilh  tx  fxrtxne  md  tx  fxmx  un- 
known. 

Fxxr  scxxncx  frxwnrd  nit  xn  his  hxmblx 
brrth. 

Xnd  Mxlxnchxlx  mxrkxd  hxm  fir  hxr 
zwn. 


No.  302. — A  Charade. 

It  seems  to  be  In  nature's  plan 
The  first  should  cover  every  man; 

Last  is  a  common  stono 

Found  anywhere,  and  whole  is  ons 
On  money  making  so  intent, 
He'd  first  my  last  to  make  a  cent. 


No.  303. — Decapitations. 

Whole.  I  am  a  thunderous  noise; 
Beheaced,  more  like  headstrong  boys; 
Beheaded  again,  I'm  sure  you'll  agree 
That  now  I'm  a  useful  forest  tree. 


No.  304. — Familiar  Flowers  Described. 

(a)  A  cross  monster,  (b)  A  great  pi  ague  to 
unmarried  men.  (c)  An  hour  of  tho  day. 
(d)  A  missile  in  which  boys  delight,  (e)  A 
kind  of  confectionery  and  a  protuberance  of 
some  soft  material,  (f)  A  woman  and  an 
article  of  her  attire,  (g)  An  edible  substance 
and  something  to  put  it  in.  (h)  Important 
organs  of  speech. 

The  name  of  a  flower  will  answer  (in  sound) 
each  of  the  descriptions  given. 


No.  305. — Geographical  Hourglass. 
1,  a  city  in  Scotland;  2,  a  state  of  Ger- 
many; 3,  an  island  in  the  Mediterranean  sea; 
4,  three-fifths  of  atlas;  5,  a  letter  in  Paris; 
6,  a  capo  on  the  coast  of  New  Jersey  trans- 
posed; 7,  a  gulf  south  of  France;  8,  a  south- 
ern state;  9,  a  city  in  Texas.  Centrals  spell 
the  name  of  a  city  in  Maryland. 


No.  30G. — Anagrams    of  Notable    Women. 

(a)  Races  halt  not  much. 

(b)  Write  each  bee  shorter. 

(c)  A  black  wool  dove. 

(d)  Get  a  chin  lino  for  Glen. 

(e)  Damo  Sara  be  wild. 

(f)  Clip  a  later  hue. 

(g)  They  need  a  wild  tin, 
(h)  Us  both  as  nanny. 

(i)  Let  Clius  land  on  our  home. 


No.  307. — A  Curious  Menagerie. 

(a)  When  Snip,  the  younger  tailor,  set  up  for  him- 
self. 


An  Unanswerable  Conundrum. 

There  is  no  answer  to  the  following  conun- 
drum. No  one  has  ever  been  ablo  to  find 
one.  Perhaps  you  may  be  more  lucky.  It 
ought  to  bo  good: 

A  Landless  man  had  a  letter  to  write, 
'Twos  read  by  one  who  had  no  sight; 
Dumb  was  be  who  spoke  tho  word, 
And  deaf  was  he  who  listened  and  heard. 
Pity  there's  no  answer.    Ask  it  to  people 
and  pretend  there  is  an  answer — make  'em 
miserable. 


Everybody's 


He  found  his  way  smoothed  by  this  comical  elf. 
CD)  In  the  kitchen  these  live  with  Biddy  the  cook, 
CO  And  this  with  his  eyes  his  lady  love  took. 

(d)  This  In  the  laundry  you  surely  will  find, 

(e)  And  thi«  on  a  turn  out  Is  mounted  behind. 
CO  This  in  a  baby's  robe,  daintily  dressed. 

Stands  a  fair  flower  of  beauty  confessed. 
Cg)  These  once  were  in  fashion  to  dress  ladies' 

hair, 
00  And  these  on  her  hearthstone  were  always  a 

pair. 

CD  What  a  great  sheet  of  paper  that  artist  requires, 

This  answers  his  purpose  and  this  bo  admires. 

CD  Chink  1  chink!  tho'  not  silver,  'tis  certainly 

r  •: !, 

Triumphantly  leading  the  Romans  of  old. 
Ck)  If  Franklin  were  hero  with  aerial  sail 

!  my  to  his  grandson,  "Thereby  ban  js  a 
taiL" 
CD  Did  this  ono  "die  happy,"  when  he  saw  tha 

French  runT 

Cm)  They  coll  this  a  dipper  or  heavenly  spoon. 
Cn)  Hero  It  a  fellow  who  never  leaves  home 

Without  toi-ing  with  him  a  fashionable  comb. 


Ni>.  30S.—  Drop  Letter  Puzzle. 
A-t-t-h-n-i-c-a-c-n-n-o. 
Supply  missing  letters  and  find  a  common 


No.  3OO.—  niddles. 

(a)  What  may  a  hen  bo  said  to  bo  doing 
when  sho  cackles  after  producing  an  egg? 

(b)  What  word  becomes  shorter  by  adding 
a  syllable) 

(c)  What  four  letters  would  frighten  a 
thief? 

(d)  Why  aro  the  bund  the  most  compas- 
sionate of  people? 

(c)  What  is  it  that  a  dumb  man  can't  crack* 

No.  "10.  —  illustrated  Conundrum. 


Ono  man  b  ordered  to  eat  eggs  because 
they  aro  nutritious,  and  another  is  cautioned 
toleavo  thorn  alone  because  they  produce 


"This  is  a  sort  of  topsy-turvy  world.  No 
one  seems  to  be  satisfied.  Ono  man  is  strug- 
gling to  gee  justice  and  another  is  flying 
fronzit 

Robinson  takes  a  glass  of  sherry  to  give 
him  an  appetite,  while  Brown,  who  has  a 
wino  cellar,  can't  touch  a  drop  jpn  account  of 
his  apoplectic  tendencies. 

Ono  man  keeps  a  pistol  to  protect  himself 
against  burglars,  while  his  neighbor  doesnt 
keep  ono  for  fear  of  shooting  some  member 
of  his  family  by  mistake, 

Ono  rich  roan  wears  poor  clothes  because 
ho  is  rich  and  can  do  anything,  while  a  poor 
man  wears  fine  clothes  because  ho  is  poor 
and  wants  to  create  tho  impression  that  ho  is 
not 

No.  311.— A   Bottle. 

A  verb;  noise  of  a  frog;  a  tribe  of  Indians; 
a  covering  for  tho  hea<l ;  not  now ;  a  small 
animal;  hollow  cylinders;  awakening  from 
sleep;  ono  who  tends  horses;  woven  together; 
moving  with  rapidity;  larger;  a  girl's  name; 
making  firm ;  thoroughfares. 

Tho  words  placed  in  tho  order  suggested 
above  give  tho  form  of  a  bottle. 


No  313.— Charade. 

My  first  is  what  all  do  after  sleeping,  my 
second  is  a  plot  of  ground,  my  whole  is  a 
town  in  Massachusetts. 


No.  313.— n<-:>ns. 


The  picture  represents  two  word1  from  Uje 
What  aro  iUey  j 


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No.  314.— A  Tangle. 

Daruno  em  hslal  verho, 
Ni  dasesns  ro  lege, 
Lilt  silfe'  rdaems  eb  vero, 
Wseet  memrieso  f  o  ethe. 


No.   315. — Letter  Enigma. 
My  first  is  in  jackal,  not  in  ox. 
My  second  is  in  bear,  not  in  fox. 
My  tliird  is  in  deer,  not  in  gnu. 
My  fourth  is  in  ibcz,  and  in  zebu." 
My  fifth  is  in  dormouse,  also  in  hog. 
My  sixth  is  in  jaguar,  not  in  dog. 
My  whole  is  a  quadruped. 

No.  310. — Acrostic. 

The  initials  compose  tho  namo  of  the  last 
Aztec  emperor  of  Mexico. 

1.  A  famous  Portuguese  navigator.  2.  A 
famous  Seminolo  chief.  3.  Pertaining  to  a 
nation,  4.  A  playvrritten  by  Shakespeare. 
6.  A  king  who  was  called  the  "Unready."  G. 
A  queen  of  Palmyra.  7.  All  tho  heavenly 
bodies.  8.  The  messenger  of  tho  gods.  9.  A 
native  of  a  certain  province  north  of  Greece. 


No.  317.— Mutation. 

An  energetic  band  are  we, 
To  publish  is  our  theme, 

And  we'll  always  delighted  be 
To  hear  of  some  new  scheme. 

Like  unto  tho  cruel  spider, 
We  spare  not  great  or  small, 

Whether  roguo  or  peace  abider, 
Who  in  our  clutches  fall. 

Although  some  people  like  us  not, 

A  deal  of  good  we  do, 
By  giving  hero  and  there  a  dot 

Of  something  that  is  new. 


No.  318. — Decapitation. 

A  massacre  or  a  loss  of  life 
Attending  war  or  deadly  strife, 
Is  first,  and,  if  beheaded  be, 
Result  of  mirth  we  quickly  see. 


No.  319. — Numerical  Enigma. 

My  8  and  my  9, 13  and  16,  defineth  exceed- 
ingly bright; 

My  10  and  my  4,  and  my  15  and  8,  is  seen  in 
tho  still  summer  night; 

My  1,  7,  4,  and  my  9  and  my  3,  may  always 
bo  found  in  tho  depths  of  tho  sea ; 

While  my  3,  2  and  14,  and  likewise  my  9,  Is 
where  "all  roads  lead" — you'll  doubt- 
less agree. 

My  11, 12,  9,  is  an  article  small ;  its  import- 
ance you  surely  have  guessed ! 

While  my  5  is  a  letter  the  English  misuse, 
and  my  6,  by  an  hundred  tunes  ten,  is 
expressed. 

My  whole  is  a  part  of  a  proverb  most  true ; 
It's  meaning  self  evident  must  be  to  yon.. 


A  Hibernian  Epitaph. 

She  gently  strode  into  the  dark  cave  of 
eternal  night  at  six  and  a  half  o'clock  in  the 
morning. 

A  Puzzler. 

A  man  has  advertised  for  "A  boy  to  open 
oysters  with  a  reference."  We  don't  believe 
it  can  bo  done. 


No.  320.— A  Charade  for  Little  Folk. 

In  winter's  time  my  FIRST  is  seen, 

When  the  weather  is  very  cold; 

And  is  formed  into  my  SECOND 

By  children  young  and  old. 

And  if  my  WHOLE  you  wish  to  find. 

My  FIRST  and  SECOND  must  be  combined! 

And  then  by  looking  you  will  see, 

A  winter  favorite  in  me. 


No.  321.— Hidden  Birds. 

(a)  Mark  1  It  excites  the  baby  to  make  that 
noise,  (b)  The  vine  on  Clarke's  trellis  was 
broken  down,  (c)  Alfred  started  to  go  home, 
(d)  Sorrow  leaves  us  sad.  (e)  The  mud  was 
deep,  (f)  The  host,  richly  dressed,  did  ap- 
pear, (g)  How  rents  have  gone  up.  (h) 
They  played  polo  on  the  ball  ground,  (i) 
Tho  scared  otter  elevated  itself  on  its  hind 
legs,  (j)  In  tho  heavens  a  bright  star  lin- 
gered. 

No.   323.— Mutation. 

You'll  have  ne'er  a  tussle 

In  solving  this  puzzle 
When  you  bear  it  in  mind  that  IT  STOOPS  so  RUjrl 

For  e'er  IT  TRAINS  ON  SOP, 

With  a  twist  and  a  flop, 
It  turns  and  reverses,  and  changes  again. 


No.  323. — Anagrams  from  Scott. 

In  each  of  tho  following  may  be  found  the 
namo  of  a  character  prominent  in  one  of  the 
"Waver ley  novels: 

(a)  Mind  and  not  die. 

(b)  Oval  from  Rica. 

(c)  In  a  big  bursted 

boiler, 
'd)  Lady    Drew,    we 

rave, 
(e)  Nan  drove  In  a. 


(f)  His  is  a  perfect 

iron. 

(g)  Mr.  T.  oils  a  gun. 
(h)  A  very  lame  it. 

(i)   Wo     first     razed 

Ulam. 
(j)  Say  ripe  hemp. 


No.  324. — Doable  Acrostic. 

(a)  A  conical  shellfish. 

(b)  An  affirmation,  with  an  appeal  to  God 
as  witness  of  its  truth. 

(c)  A  fascinator. 

(d)  A  military  instrument. 

(e)  A  product  of  the  earth. 

(f)  A  genus  of  flowering  plants. 

Initials  form  the  name  of  a  large  cityi 
finals  the  river  on  which  it  is. 


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No.  323.— A  Problem  for  Sharp  YTiU. 

A  former  having  a  certain  number  of  eggs, 
gave  them  away  in  this  wise:  To  A  he  gave 
half  the  eggs  ho  had  and  an  additional  egg; 
to  B,  half  bo  had  remaining  and  an  additional 
egg;  to  C,  hah!  the  eggs  he  had  remaining  and 
an  additional  ogg.  This  closed  out  his  stock. 
How  many  had  he  to  commence  with) 

No.  320. — The  Yankee  Square. 


No.   330.— A  lor*   AfflOr. 


Cut  as  many  pieces  of  each  figure  in  card- 
board as  they  have  numbers  marked  on  them, 
then  form  these  pieces  into  a  square, 


No.  327. — Conundrums. 

(a)  Why  is  a  wise  man  like  a  pin? 

(b)  Why  is  a  palm  tree  like  a  chronologerf 

(c)  Why  is  a  poker  like  an  angry  word! 

(d)  Why  is  a  telegram  like  a  river? 

(e)  Why  is  a. Damascus  blado  like  a  good 
natural  man? 


Fnnlana. 

A  pig  was  never  known  to  wash,  but  a 
great  many  people  have  seen  the  pig  iron. 

Pipes  aro  all  humbugs— the  best  of  them 
are  but  mecr-shams! 

Books  aro  your  best  friends;  for  when  they 
bore  you  you  can  shut  them  up  without  of- 
f  |  \ 

When  a  man  goes  out  of  the  poultry  bus- 
iness  he  "tears  tho  tattered  hen  sign  down." 

Curiously  enough,  after  the  purchaser  had 
paid  for  his  gun,  ho  said  he  would  like  to 
nave  it  charged. 

No.  328.— The  Graces  and  the  Mtuec. 

The  three  Graces  carrying  each  an  equal 
number  of  oranges  were  met  by  tho  nine 
Moses,  who  asked  for  some  of  them.  Each 
Grace  having  given  to  each  Muso  tho  same 
number,  it  was  then  found  that  they  had  all 
equal  shares.  How  many  had  tho  Graces  at 
first?  

No.  320.— A  Square  and  a  Diamond. 
1,  an  animal;  2,  avast  body  of  w:ii<  r 
oppose  by  argument;  4,  to  treat  wit 

i-     ••  '  •.'•.•  in. 

>  animal ;  3,  a  fruit ;  4,  a  tree ; 
6,  a  letter. 


No.   331. — Transposition. 

Behead  my  first  and  find  at  sight 
The  time  at  which  these  lines  I  write; 
Transpose  me,  and  I  am  not  lost 
While,  whole,  I  follow  autumn's  frost. 
My  second  is  where  wealth  is  found. 
Though  in  no  mine  within  tho  ground. 
My  first  last  comes  on  wintry  days, 
And  far  into  the  spring  it  stays. 


No.  332.. — Acrostic. 

Tho  initials  compose  the  name  of  a  cele- 
brated prima  donna. 

1.  A  Roman  general  of  renown.  2.  A 
character  in  "Idyls  of  tho  King,"  noted  for 
beauty  and  a  sad  fato.  3.  A  modern  con- 
queror. 4.  A  natural  philosopher.  5.  A 
poet  whoso  works  few  young  people  read.  6. 
A  great  pianist  and  composer.  7.  A  Spanish 
queen.  8.  An  American  patriot  of  revolu- 
tionary famo  (initial  of  his  Christian  name). 
0.  An  interesting  personage  in  mythology. 


No.  333. — An  Easy  Anagram. 

Ah  mo  1  A  horrid  shriek  I  heard 

Within  tho  dark  and  dismal  night; 
A  wholo  flew  by  mo  like  a  bird— 
A  ghoul  IT  RAN  and  vanished  quite. 
No.  334. — A   Hi. Men  Proverb. 
Select  rightly  one  word  from  each  of  the 
following  quotations  and  the  whole  will  form 
a  very  common  proverb: 


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"Prove  all  things;  hold  fast  that  which  is 
pod." 

"Oh,  a  dainty  plant  Is  the  ivy  green  1" 
*Be  wisely  worldly;   be  not  worldly  wise." 
"For  me  the  gold  of  France  did  not  seduce." 
"Iwill  know  your  business — that  1  will." 
"Tie  field  yet  glitters  with  the  pomp  of 


No.  335.— A  Cross  Word  Enigma. 
My  first  is  in  hamper,  but  not  in  basket; 
My  second  is  in  battle,  but  not  in  fight; 
My  third  is  in  piano,  but  not  in  music; 
My  fourth  is  in  muffin,  but  not  in  crumpet; 
My  fifth  is  in  tarragon,  but  not  in  chervil; 
My  whole  is  a  thing  you  will  find  in  every 
greenhouse. 

No.  336.— Pictorial  Enigma  for  Little  Folk. 


Arrange  the  letters  that  form  the  names  of 
the  small  pictures  in  the  order  shown  by  the 
figures  and  you  will  find  three  things  that 
every  boy  and  girl  likes. 


No.  337. — A  Curious  Menagerie. 

Take  t.hia  menagerie  for  what  it  is  worth; 
I  am  sure  you  will  find  it  "the  greatest  on 
earth:" 

(a)  When  coid  springs  are  over  and  season* 

are  fine, 
This  of  real  summer  is  always  a  sign. 

(b)  And  this  is  as  certain  the  winter  to  show, 
When  cutters  with  merry  bells  glide  o'er 

the  snow. 

(c)  Here's  a  kind  nurse,  our  hospital  queen! 

(d)  And  here  are  some  gloves,  for  a  dude  it 

would  seem. 
(B)  A  wife,  it  is  said,  put  this  In  a  peck 

Whenever  her  husband   she    wanted  to 
check. 


(f)  These  on  his  cloak  a  soldier  should  wear; 

(g)  This  carries  a  vessel  right  over  the  bar. 
(h)  Here  are  four  castles,  each  ready  to  fight 

To  preserve  for  their  king  his  legitimate 

right. 
(0   With  this  the  Black  Prince'  <used  ,to  cover 

his  face; 
Beau  Brummel  touched   his  with   most 

exquisite  grace. 


No.  338. — Behead  and  Curtail. 

(a)  I  am  a  fireplace — curtail  me,  and  I  am 
the  fireplace  of  the  body;  curtail  me  again, 
and  I  am  to  distinguish  sounds;  behead  me, 
and  I  am  that  which  distinguishes  sound. 

(b)  1  am  to  detest — curtail  me,  and  I  am 
unwilling ;  behead  me,  and  I  am  a  vow ;  cur- 
tail me,  and  I  am  a  grain;  behead,  and  I  am 
a  preposition. 

No.  339.— Original  Arithmetic. 

Example. — What  number  becomes  even  by 
subtracting  one?  Answer. — S-evetu 

(a)  What  number,  by  adding  one,  becomes 
sound?  (b)  \Vhat  number,  by  adding  one, 
becomes  isolated?  (c)  What  number,  by  in- 
serting one,  becomes  finely  ground  meal? 
(d)  What  number,  by  subtracting  one,  be- 
comes a  vegetable  growth?  (e)  What  num- 
ber, by  subtracting  one,  becomes  a  preposi- 
tion? If)  What  number,  by  subtracting  one, 
becomes  an  exclamation? 


No.  340. — A  Charade. 

Tis  as  a  name  for  a  thief  that  our  first  will 

occur, 

Or  a  pickpocket  sly,  if  you  should  prefer; 
Next's  congenial,  of  the  same  nature  or  kind, 
While  the  whole's  a  small  cup  f  or  _you  to  find. 


No.  341.— Conundrums. 

(a)  What  is  that  condition  of   life  from 
which  if  you  take  all  trouble  there  will  yet 
remain  some? 

(b)  What  was  it  that  Livingston  had  once, 
Lincoln  twice  and  Longfellow  three  times, 
and  yet  each  had  about  him  all  his  lifetime? 

(c)  When  does  the  rain  become  too  familiar 
to  a  lady? 

(d)  Why  may  carpenters  reasonably  believe 
there  is  no  such  thing  as  stone? 


The  """i  who  said  he  was  down  on  geese 
must  have  a  very  small  opinion  of  himself. 


Everybody's 


No.  34».-Alddle, 
I  went  Into  a  tent, 

And  father  staid  outside, 
When  suddenly  the  whole  thing  changed, 

And  a  sfcfc  person  I  espied. 

No.  843.— A  Few  Birds. 
00  A  rude  bird,  (b)  A  "tough"  bird.  «J) 
A  boasting  bird,  (d)  A  dishonest  bird,  (e) 
An  untruthful  bird,  (f)  A  "cabinet"  bird, 
(g)  A  cowering  bird,  (h)  A  cheating  bird, 
ft  A  low  spirited  bird. 

No.  344.— Poetical  PL 

•'1st'  na  lod  zamim  ni  bet  cboloss, 
Ahtt  y'aflettr's  eht  of  do  fo  lofos; 
Ety  won  nad  neth  rouy  enm  fo  twi 
Liwl  acendoccnd  ot  kate  a  tib." 


No.  345.— An  Inverted  Pyramid. 
Across— L   Exemplified.    2.   Confuted.    8. 
Read.    4.  To  prevent.    5.  Expressions  of  in- 
quiries or  slight  surprise.    G.  A  letter. 

Down— L  A  letter,  2.  An  abbr.  &  Part 
of  the  face.  4.  Employed.  5.  A  merry 
frolic.  6.  Verified  facts.  7.  Rosettes,  a 
To  declare.  9.  To  spread.  10.  A  boy's  nick 
1L  A  letter. 


Wo.  340.— Letter  1  —••• 
C 


(a) 


trary 


(b) 


(c)  Hbag. 


Ho.  347.— Word  Making. 
I  am  an  evil  thin?.  Impure,  untrue, 
But  if  to  me  you  add  what  sounds  like  you, 
I  bring  much  strength.    If  only  g  you  add, 
I  am  what,  well  done,  makes  a  bearer  glad; 
And  If  an  o  you  tack  on  after  g, 
Why,  then,  1  scorch,  so  much  it  alters  me. 

With  g  I  sweetly  sound,  with  o  Fm  dumb, 
A  geometric  line  I  then  become; 
Ole  makes  mo  lonesome,  widower  or  unwed, 
X  sends  me  down  just  like  a  lump  of  lead. 
With  c  e  Joined  on  1  go  into  the  post, 
And  with  on  added  r  e  I  honest  am  at  last 

No.  348.— Anagram. 
When  hungry  flames  your  homes  will  devour, 
Why  Dot  take  that  which  "Cures  in  an1'  hour? 


No.  340.— A  Rhomboid. 
ACBOSa 

1.  Flavor.    2.  Actuated,  a  To  hinder.    4 
To  make  new.    &  An  iron  pipe  in  a  forgo. 

DOWTf. 

L    A  consonant    2.    A  verb.    ft,    A  cap- 


sule of  legumes.  4.  Above.  6.  Let  again.  & 
A  native  of  Denmark,  7.  A  tree.  8.  A  pfO- 
noun.  9.  A  Roman  numeral 


Ho.  350.— One  Line— One   Counter   Puzzle. 

A       JB        CO        £        r    . 


Place  six  counters  on  the  dotted  angles  of 
any  of  the  squares  in  the  diagram  so  that  no 
two  counters  shall  be  in  the  some  line,  either 
straight  or  diagonal  Unless  the  counters  ore 
very  small,  it  will  be  advisable  to  rule  a 
larger  diagram  before  placing  them. 


No.  351. — The  Knowing  Shepherd. 
A  shepherd  was  going  to  market  with  some 
sheep  when  he  met  a  man  who  said  to  him, 
"Good  morning,  friend,  with  your  score." 
"No,"  said  the  shepherd,  "I  have  not  a  score; 
but  if  I  had  as  many  more,  half  as  many 
more,  and  two  sheep  and  a  half,  I  should 
have  just  a  score."  How  many  sheep  had  hef 

Tfo.   352. — Cross  Word  Enigma. 

My  first  is  In  bottle,but  not  in  cork. 

My  second  in  polka,  but  not  in  York. 

My  third  is  in  watch,  but  not  in  clock. 

My  fourth  is  in  schooner,  but  not  in  dock, 

My  afth  is  in  tree,  but  not  in  bush. 

My  sixth  is  in  wren,  but  not  in  thrush. 

My  seventh  is  in  navy,  but  not  in  ship.  . 

My  eighth  is  in  tongue,  but  not  in  lip. 

My  ninth  is  in  river,  but  not  in  lake. 

My  tenth  is  in  biscuit,  but  not  in  cake. 

My  whole  is  a  favorite  out  door  game, 

The  winners  of  which  procure  great  fame. 


No.  353. — A  Zigzag. 

Each  of  the  words  described  contains  the 
Huno  number  of  letters.  When  thece  have 
been  rightly  guessed  and  placed  one  below 
the  other,  the  zigzags  (beginning  at  the  upper 
left  hand  corner)  will  spell  a  famous  battle 
that  took  place  about  twenty -eight  years  ago. 


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Crosswords;  (a)  An  obstruction,  (b)  Much 
tued  in  hot  weather,  (c)  A  wager,  (d)  The 
goddess  of  revenge,  (e)  To  saunter,  (f)  A 
retreat,  (g)  The  fifth  sign  of  the  zodiac,  (h) 
Frequent.  tf)  To  request,  (j)  To  placa  (k) 
Forty-five  inches.  (1)  A  quadruped  with 
palmate  horns,  (m)  A  covering  for  the  floor, 
(nj  To  drone,  (o)  Part  of  a  fish. 


No.  354.— American  Fl. 
These  lines  are  from  a  famous  American 
poet: 

Ltel  em  ont  ni  rufmloun  bunresm 

File  si  ubt  na  pymet  edmar; 
Rof  eth  usol  si  ddae  taht  sublemsr, 
Nad  gshnit  ear  ton  thaw  eyht  ernes. 


No.  355.— An  Old  Saying  Illustrated. 


No.  356. — A  Double  Diagonal  Square. 

An  eighth  of  a  mile;  to  shine  brightly; 
management  of  any  undertaking;  a  small 
pickled  cucumber;  to  impose  upon;  certain 
kind  of  reptiles;  the  nymph  or  chrysalis  of  aa 
Insect.  My  diagonals,  read  downward  from 
right  to  left  and  from  left  to  right,  name 
two  states. 

No.  357. — A  Defective   Proverb. 

Th.tL.db.c.m.s  l.ght  th.t  .s  ch..rf.Uy 
b.rn. . 

No.  358. — A  Charade. 
When  o'er  the  western  hills  at  close  of  day 

The  sun  is  shedding  a  departing  ray. 
He  paints  my  first  in  glory  on  the  skies 

In  all  the  splendor  of  celestial  dyes. 

My  second,  fitting  emblem  of  the  tomb, 
Pursues  his  sinuous  way  through  paths  of  gloom 

Clothed  hi  sad  colors,  yet  at  man's  behest 
He  causes  man  to  be  more  richly  drest. 

My  whole,  soft  beacon  of  the  summer  night. 
Through  darkness  sends  a  beam  of  purest  light! 


Be  who  would  find  It  Deed  not  gate  Ob  high, 
Or  search  with  curious  eyes  the  starlit  sky. 

No.  330.— Riddles. 

(a)  When  does  love  become  a  pitched  battle! 

(b)  What  is  that  which  the  more  it  is  cut 
the  longer  It  grows? 

(c)  What  is  that  which  though  always  in- 
visible is  never  out  of  sight? 

(d)  When  does  a  ship  become  a  horseman? 

(e)  When  you  put  on  your  slipper  why  do 
you  always  make  a  mistake? 


No.  SCO. — A  Problem  of  Number*. 

Old  General  Host 

A  battle  lost, 
And  reckoned  on  a  hissing, 

When  he  saw  plain 

What  men  were  slain, 
And  prisoners  and  missing. 

To  his  dismay 

He  learned  next  day 
What  havoc  war  had  wrought; 

He  had,  at  most, 

But  half  his  host 
Plus  ten  times  three,  six,  ought. 

One-eighth  were  lain 

On  beds  of  pain, 
With  hundreds  six  beside; 

One-fifth  were  dead, 

Captives,  or  fled. 
Lost  in  grim  warfare's  tide. 

Now,  If  you  can. 

Tell  me,  my  man. 
What  troops  the  general  numbered, 

When  on  that  night 

Before  the  fight 
The  deadly  cannon  slumber'df 


No.  361. — Double  Central  Acrostic. 

All  of  the  words  described  contain  the  same 
number  of  letters,  when  these  words  are 
rightly  guessed,  and  placed  one  below  another 
in  the  order  here  given,  one  row,  reading 
downward,  will  spell  typography  and  another 
row  will  spell  devised. 

Cross  words:  L  To  murmur.  2.  A  large 
strong  wasp.  3.  To  quaka  4.  Dogmas.  5. 
A  common  plant  somewhat  like  mint  6.  The 
shop  of  a  smith.  7.  Upright  8.  A  city, 
famous  in  ancient  times,  founded  by  Alman- 
zor. 

No.  363. — Noted  Women. 

(a)  She  whose  shadow  the  soldiers  kiss. 

(b)  She  who  first  realized  her  beauty  was 
fading  when  the  street  sweepers  no  longer 
turned  to  look  at  her. 

(c)  The  beautiful  empress  who  was  an  ex- 
ample of  woman's  devotion, 


(d)  The  distinguished  lady  who  would  glad- 
ly have  exchanged  her  talents  for  beauty. 

(e)  She  who  wept  to  wear  a  crown. 

(f)  The  captive  queen  of  the  City  of  the 


(g)  The  Scandinavian  songstress. 

(h)  The  originator  of  the  massacre  of  St. 
Bartholomew. 

(i)  She  who  lighted  the  fires  of  Smithfield. 

(j)  The  queen  who  won  a  greater  victory 
by  her  charms  than  by  her  armies. 

(k)  The  queen  whose  wisdom  was  seen  in 
her  counselors. 

(1)  She  whose  children  were  her  jewels.  — 
Good  Housekeeping. 

No.  363.  —  Diamonds. 

(a)  A  consonant;  a  verb;  a  fruit;  an  ad- 
verb; a  consonant.    Whole  spells  the  name 
of  a  f  nut. 

(b)  A  letter  ;  a  luminary  ;  tasteful  ;  a  planet  ; 
•  medicine;  three-fourths  of  deep;  a  letter. 
Whole  spells  the  name  of  the  largest  planet 

No.  364.—  Illustrated  Zigzag. 


In  the  accompanying  illustration  each  of  the 
numbered  object*  may  be  described  by  a 
word  of  flvo  letter*  When  these  are  rightly 
guessed  and  placed  one  below  the  other,  the 
rigzag,  beginning  at  the  upper  left  hand  cor- 
ner, will  ipell  the  name  of  a  famous  American 
artist  of  the  early  part  of  this  century,  some- 
time* called  the  "American  Titian. " 


No.  365.— A  Mathematical  Nat. 

Four  things  there  are,  all  of  a  height, 
One  of  them  crooked,  the  rest  upright; 
Take  away  three  and  you  will  find 
Exactly  ten  remains  behind. 
But  if  you  cut  the  four  in  twain, 
You'll  find  one-half  doth  eight  retain. 


No,  366.— An  Enigmatical  Insect. 
My  first  is  to  ramble;  my  next  to  retreat; 
My  whole  oft  enrages  in  summer's  fierce  heat. 

A  Pastime  for  Winter  Evenings. 

The  "Flour  Merchant"  is  the  name  of  one 
of  the  many  conversational  games  that  are 
so  convenient  for  whiling  away  an  evening 
by  the  fireside,  because  they  are  not  noisy 
and  require  no  special  appliances. 

One  who  personates  the  flour  merchant  will 
try  in  every  way  to  dispose  of  his  stock  by 
asking  questions  of  the  others,  who  must  in 
their  answers  be  careful  not  to  use  the  words 
"flour,"  "I,"  "yes"  or  "no."  For  instance, 
the  merchant  says: 

"Any  flour  to-day  P 

"There  is  none  required." 

"Let  me  persuade  you  to  take  some." 

"That  is  impossible." 

"Why  so?    It  is  excellent  flour." 

"You  have  my  answer." 

"Havel?    Will  you  please  repeat  itP 

"My  answer  was  'Not  any.' " 

"But  the  price  is  reasonable." 

"1  will  not  take  any." 

The  flour  merchant,  having  succeeded  In 
making  her  say  "I,"  proceeds  on  his  way. 


No.  367. — Charade. 

In  every  gift  of  fortune  I  abound, 
In  me  is  every  vice  and  virtue  found ; 
With  block  and  blue  and  green  myself  I  paint, 
With  me  an  atheist  stands  before  a  saint. 

Far  before  nature  I  make  art  precede. 
And  before  sovereigns  give  the  poor  the  lead; 
Many  who  bear  the  name  of  learned  and  wise, 
Did  I  not  help  them,  you  would  oft  despise. 

Nay,  more;  within  my  grasp,  together  bound. 
The  king,  tho  beggar  and  the  noble's  found. 
In  one  thing  I  excel  the  proudest  lord— 
You  always  may  depend  upon  my  word. 


No.  368.— Easy  Word  Squares. 

(a)  L  A  grain,    2.  A  chill    8.  A  cluster. 
4.  Collections. 

(b)  L    A   puppet     2.    A  river  In  North 
America.    3,  An  animal    4.  Forsaken. 

(c)  L  A  burden.    2.  A  river  in  England. 
8.  Beg&    4.  A  piece  of  furniture. 


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No.  369. — The  Maltese  Cross  Squared. 


Divide  a  Maltese  cross,  by  two  straight  cuts, 
Into  four  pieces  so  that  the  pieces  when  put 
together  will  form  a  square. 


No.    370.— A    Curious    Collection    of    Keys. 

Example — A  Spanish  grandee.    Answer— 
Don-key.     (Partly  by  sound.) 

1.  A  failure,  7.  To  frustrate. 

2.  A  hunch.  8.  Obscurity. 
8.  A  celibate.               9.  A  frolic. 

4.  Liable  to  careen,  10.  Tending  to  darkness. 

6.  Hazard.  11.  A  plant. 

&  To  sweep.  12.  Unsteady  motion. 


No.  371.— Charade, 

My  first  is  darkness. 

My  second  is  a  proposition. 

My  third  is  a  plant  growing  in  bogs. 

Whole  is  the  name  of  a  bird. 


No.  373.— A  Tangle. 

Yam  ehret  eb  stju  guehno  cludos  ni  ruyo 
elfi  ot  rofm  a  blufetaiu  ntuesa. 


No.  373.— A  Mystic  Cross. 

This  consists  of  four  diamonds  of  five  words 
each,  so  placed  that  when  joined  by  central 
letters  they  form  a  cross. 

Top  Diamond,  —  A  letter;  queen  of  the 
fairies;  a  title  applied  to  women;  wicked;  a 
letter.  Right  Hand  Diamond. —A  letter; 
past  tense  of  a  verb  meaning  to  possess;  a 
transparent  fluid;  a  cave;  a  letter.  Bot- 
tom Diamond.  —  A  letter;  to  strike;  close; 
an  article;  a  letter.  Left  Hand  Diamond. — 
A  letter;  a  fruit;  a  flower;  a  metal;  a  letter. 
Centrals,  from  center  to  top,  a  male  sheep; 
from  center  to  right,  crude;  from  center  to 
bottom,  a  small  animal ;  from  center  to  left, 
a  quick  blow;  from  top  to  center,  to  deface; 
from  right  to  center,  open  hostility;  from 
bottom  to  center,  a  resinous  substance;  from 
left  to  center,  equal  value. 


No.  374. — Enljrma. 

I  am  quite  a  useful  article, 

And  found  in  many  a  form; 
I  am  seen  upon  the  ocean, 

In  sunshine  and  in  storm; 
The  doctor  prescribes  me 

When  your  stomach  isn't  right; 
When  the  settler  builds  his  cabin 

I  help  to  make  it  tight; 
Tm  scarce  upon  the  prairie, 

But  in  the  forest  found, 
And  I  am  quite  abundant,  too, 

Where  little  dogs  abound. 


No.  375.— Riddles. 

(a)  A  word  of  three  syllables  seek  till  you  find 

That  has  in  it  the  twenty -six  letters  combined. 
Cb)  There  was  a  man  who  bought  a  thing; 

The  thing  he  bought  he  did  not  want; 

The  man  who  sold  it  could  not  use  it; 

The  man  who  used  it  did  not  know  it 


No.  370. — Quizzes. 

What  is  short  when  it  is  long? 

What  gives  weakness  when  'tis  strongT 

What  painful  loss  can  make  us  glad? 

What  risks  more  heights  than  any  lad? 

What  is  it  that  is  always  tired— 

When  there  is  strength  for  work  required? 

What  thing  to  live  must  lose  its  head? 

And  what  from  too  much  breath  lies  dead? 

What  while  running  always  lies? 

What  is  a  disregarded  vice? 

What  book  still  lives  when  robbed  of  leaves? 

And  can  you  name  the  unseen  thieves? 


No.  377. — A  Simple   Charade. 

Take  half  of  what  is  needful  for  the  dead, 
What  helps  physicians  to  their  daily  bread; 
Join  these  together,  bright  and  clear, 
And  drink  for  breakfast  without  fear. 


No.   378. — Beheadings. 

A  Bound  in  kitchens  often  heard; 

Behead,  a  foolish  act  inspired ; 
Behead  again,  its  leaves  are  stirred 

Once  more  and  silence  is  required. 


No.  379.— Pied  Cities. 
1.    Plevoliro.      2.    Mr.    Latiboe.       a    Dr 
Seend.  4.  Las  Mesrile.  5.  Tanhes.  G.  Glareis. 
7.  Vanaha.    8.  Vanhsana, 


No.  380. — Anagrams 
Lame  Jim  Deels. 
Ah,  Normal  Drain. 
It's  to  maul  coaL 
Clare  L.  Wilton. 
Who  will  see  mad  Allin 
Liar,  send  checks. 


of  Popular  Authors. 

Nab  through  door. 
Will  likes  coin. 
Ah,  Cyril  Macey. 
Leave  tho  trader  wed, 
Tarent,  tho  boss. 
A  deep  city  main  ran. 


No.  381. — A  Word  Puzzle. 

From  these  letters  form  one  word: 
D  O  N  W  O  E  R. 


Everybody's 


No.  382.— rictorliU  Proverb. 


No.  383.— Concealed    Birds. 

LevI  bisected  the  obtuse  angle. 
Why  Is  the  omnibus  tardy  today? 
Ezra  ill  treats  his  little  brother. 
Jane  must  return  home  at  once. 
This  place  must  be  Oretna  Green. 
Kate  always  has  fashionable  company. 
Miss  KMriilgo  nines  very  sweetly 

No.  384. — Decapitations. 

First.  It  Is  very  easy  to  see  through  me. 
Because  I  think  you  do  It  every  day; 

Decapitate  me  and  I  will  be 
A  pretty  little  girl  at  play. 

Behead  again,  and  It  appears  to  your  ey» 
What  a  strikingly  queer  quadruped  am  L 
What's  left  of  me— It's  for  you  to  know, 
I'm  nothing  but  two  consonants  though. 


No.  885.— A  Tangle  of  Wise  Words. 

How  setakdenur  nyara  nitsgh  ta  noco  dem- 
•ol  sedo  hantgyni  lewL 


>o,    88O.—  Illustrated    Numerical    Enigma. 


Every  word  that  is  represented  by  figure* 
Is  a  noun,  and  all  are  pictured  in  the  accom- 
panying illustration. 

Though  your  ambition  soar  like  a  81 -6-1-40, 
unless  you  climb  the  50-23-84-5,  or  take  the 
8U-29-5-44,  or  man  the  20-17-3IV24-42-34,  or 
wield  the  16^7-30- 13-41,  or  seize  the  11-3-33, 
or  guide  the  14-34-25- 13-15-8,  or  work  the  14- 
27-19-87-24,  or  handle  the  22-51  -4-5-21,  or  try 
ttwtt-8MMMS-4a,or  string  the  34-32-52-43, 
or  strike  the  31-26-10,  or  ply  the  28-46-15-5,  or 
win  the  honor  of  a  8MS-4S-7-2-3S,  you  will 
prove  the  truth  of  the  whole  quotation,  which 
IB  from  Shakespeare.— St.  Nicholas. 

3Iodern  Proverbs. 

Decorations  of  the  golden  grain 

Are  set  to  allure  the  aged  fowl  in  vain. 

Cryptogamous  concretlon'never  grows 
On  mineral  fragments  that  decline  reposft. 

It  is  permitted  to  the  feline  race 
To  contemplate  even  a  regal  face. 

Observe  yon  plumed  biped  flnel 

To  effect  bla  captivation. 
Deposit  particles  saline 

Upon  his  termination. 

Teach  not  a  parent's  grandmother  to  extract 
The  embryo  juices  of  an  egg  by  suction; 

That  good  old  lady  can  the  feat  enact, 
Quite  irrespective  of  your  kind  instruction. 

Pecuniary  agencies  have  force 

To  stimulate  to  speed  the  female  horse. 

The  earliest  winged  songster  soonest  sees 
And  first  appropriates  the  annelides. 


No.  387. — A  Marine  Square. 
This  is  composed  of  words  of  seven  letters 
each.  The  first  word  represents  tho  name  of 
the  beam  or  timber  upon  which  tho  broadest 
part  of  a  vessel  is  formed.  The  second,  a 
spear  used  in  capturing  largo  fish.  The  third, 
"havens."  The  fourth,  "the  act  of  reaching 
a  place  from  a  distance."  The  fifth,  "a  small 
anchor  with  four  or  live  flukes."  The  sixth, 
"a steamship."  The  seventh,  "a  traveler." 
The  diagonal  from  upper  left  to  lower  right 
corner  represents  "a  seaman." 

No.  388.  — Easy  Rebus. 
My  1,  2,  3  across  tho  Innd 

My  4,  ft,  6  doth  carry. 
On  1  to  6  we  both  will  stand 

The  day  we  both  shall  marry. 


No.  389.— Rarled  Birds. 
(Two  birds  are  concealed  in  each  sentence.) 
ta)  Wo  saw,  on  our  tour,  a  company  of  gyp- 
sies wandering  about. 

(b)  Ned  caught  a  rat  In  a  mouse  trap— in  UuJ 
first  it  was,  tool 


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to)  She  began  nettling  me,  else  we  wo  _-^ 
have  had  a  word. 

(d)  Yes,  he  is  a  very  sharp  young  fellow,  and 

very  smart  in  his  way. 

(e)  It  is  seldom  a  visitor  uses  such  awkward 

expressions. 

(f)  Mr.  Jones  will  not  rebuild  his  wall,  owing 

to  the  high  rate  allowed  masons. 

No.  390.— Pie. 

ONUBRSCOSRNEIO. 
Arrange  the  above  letters  aright,  and  the 
name  of  a  tale  well  known  to  children  will 
appear. 

No.  391.— Odd    Enigmas. 

Write  one  hundred  and  add  one, 

And  then  with  five  unite; 
When  one  and  fifty  you  have  joined. 

You'll  have  what  is  polite. 

If. to  one  thousand  you  add  one. 

Then  fifty  and  five  hundred. 
You'll  have  what's  gentle,  good  and  kind. 

Or  else  1  must  have  blundered. 


No.    393.— Riddle. 
I've  hands  and  feet  and  features  flue, 
To  you  1  often  tell  the  time; 
I'm  sometimes  seen  upon  the  moon. 
The  cattle  seek  me  oft  at  noon. 
Around  each  house  1  creep  at  night, 
From  me  the  guilty  hastes  his  flight; 
I  help  to  prove  the  earth  is  round; 
I  swiftly  move  without  a  sound. 
I  walk  with  you  each  pleasant  day; 
I  chase  the  children  when  at  play— 
They  cannot  catch  me  if  they  try, 
Yet  they  are  as  fleet  of  foot  as  L 
I  am  not  light,  I'm  sure  you'd  say, 
And  yet  'tis  true  I  nothing  weigh. 
Whene'er  the  morn  is  clear  and  bright, 
My  form  towers  to  a  wondrous  height; 
But  when  the  dinner  hour  is  nigh. 
More  broad  and  short  and  thick  am  L 
If  before  you  I  proceed, 
And  if  you  wish  to  take  the  lead. 
Then  turn  and  go  an  opposite  way, 
Or  wait  till  a  different  time  of  day. 


No.  393.— Single  Acrostic. 

1.  One  of  the  Great  Antilles.  2.  One  of  the 
Shetland  islands.  3.  The  largest  island  in 
the  world.  4.  A  group  of  islands  in  the  In- 
dian ocean.  5.  An  island  group  in  the  South 
Atlantic  ocean.  6.  The  island  prison  of  a 
great  general  7.  The  sight  of  the  fifth  won- 
der of  the  world.  8.  Two  islands  in  the 
Arctic  ocean  which  are  separated  by  a  very 
narrow  strait  9.  One  of  the  British  West 
Indiea  10.  A  large  island  in  the  Atlantic 
ocean.  11.  A  British  West  Indian  island. 
12.  One  of  the  Aukland  islands.  13.  An  isl- 
and on  tho  east  coast  of  Africa, 

The  initial  letters  of  each  of  the  islands  de- 
tcribsd  wtlj  spell  the  tuyne  of  an  island  which 


Is  supposed  to  be  the  scene  of  a  very  famous 
story.  

No.  394. — Transpositions. 

The  first  I  will  tell  you 

Is  a  kind  of  waterfowl. 
Transposed  now,  I'm  a  story 

That  will  often  raise  a  howL 
Again,  now,  I'm  behind  time, 

Like  many  a  belated  train. 
A  foreign  coin  you  now  will  get, 

If  I  am  transposed  again. 


No.  395.— A  Reversion. 

If  a  time  of  day  you  will  turn  around 
The  time  will  just  remain  the  same. 


No.  39G.— A   Pictorial   Proverb. 


No.  397.— A  Charade. 

My  first  of  anything  is  half, 
My  second  is  complete; 

And  so  remains  until  once  more 
My  first  and  second  meet. 


No.  398.—  Two 

Hidden 

Animals. 

A 

1 

C 

10 

14 

* 

5 

* 

0 

23 

* 

2 

* 

23 

13 

* 

19 

* 

23 

11 

* 

7 

* 

19 

14 

* 

a 

* 

18 

4 

* 

14 

* 

20 

2 

* 

25 

* 

2 

IS 

R 

13 

E 

The  stars  aro  letters,  and  the  figures  mean 
The  alphabetic  gaps  that  are  between; 
Betwixt  that  A  aud  R,  that  C  and  E, 
Two  horrid  monsters  very  huge  there  bo. 
Reader,  'tis  mine  to  hide,  'tis  thine  to  find, 
go  set  about  it  with  au  active  mind. 


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Chinese  Tea  Sons. 

If  the  reader  studios  this  attentively,  he 
will  gee  how  easy  it  is  to  read  Chinese : 
Ohc  ometo  th  ete  asho  pwit  fame, 

Andb  uya  po  undo  f  thebo  st. 
T  willpr  oveara  ostex  cellentt  ea, 

Itsq  ua  lit  yal  Iwl  lla  at  to  st, 
Tiso  nlyf  oursb  1111  nps  apo  und, 
Soc  omet  othe  teama  rtan  dtry, 
Nob  etterc  anel  sewh  erebefou  nd, 
Ort  hata  nyoth  er  needb  uy 

No.  300.— Meheadmento  and   Curtailments. 

(a)  Behead  and  curtail  a  substance  made 
from  cloth  or  rice  or  straw,  and  have  an  ani- 
mal of  the  genus  Quadrumana, 

(b)  Behead  and  curtail  a  cut  of  meat  and 
have  a  beverage. 

(c)  Behead  and  curtail  "an  avenue  through 
a  town,"  and  have  the  largest  division  of  the 
vegetable  kingdom. 

No.  4OO. — An  Ea«ter  E«j<j  to  Crack. 


This  rebus,  when  deciphered,  will  give  a 
sentence  appropriate  to  the  season. 

No.  401.— Anagrams— Men  of  the  Day. 

(a)  N.  B.  Jane  rain  or  shine,  (b)  No  limp 
voter,  (c)  The  moon's  a  dias.  (d)  Big  Jane's 
lama  (e)  Kill  a  brave,  mild  twin,  (f)  Sear 
real  gulls,  (g)  Never  clod  gravel  (h)  If  my 
A.  C.  will  da  (i)  We  care  in  danger,  (j) 
Bone  battle,  (k)  Lone  Tom  and  I  call.  (1) 
Why  more  at  rent  (m)  I  will  whine  "my 
cat"  (n)  W.  R.  M.  lives  at  Lima,  (o)  Ma, 
tune  m  B  sharp,  (p)  Note  who  bid.  (q) 
James  II.  Hornn, 


No.  403. — Central  Acrostic. 

1.  A  privilege  or  grant  2.  Restored,  8. 
Luxuriously  fed.  4.  Is  very  plentiful  5. 
Benevolence.  6.  Pavements  on  which  fires 
are  built  7.  Heavenly.  8.  An  instructor. 
9.  A  plume.  10.  A  tropical  plant  whose  oil 
is  much  used  for  perfumery  and  flavoring. 
11.  Cases  of  larvae.  12.  A  passage. 

Centrals,  downward,  the  future  state  which 
Easter  celebrates. 


No.  403.— Cross  Word  Enigma, 
In  happy,  not  in  sad. 
In  hopeful,  not  in  mad. 
In  earth,  not  in  space. 
In  tooth,  not  in  face. 
In  coming,  not  in  gone. 
In  chant,  not  in  song. 
In  chin,  not  in  liver. 

The  whole  is  a  historic  river  of  the  United 
States.  

No.  4O4. — Decapitations. 

(a)  First,  the  voice  of  a  fowl; 
Behead  and  have  a  riot. 

(b)  Something  in  a  raw  state  is  my  flrst; 
Behead,  and  to  be  very  coarse. 


No.  405. — A  Square  and    a  Diamond. 

Square— A  forest  tree;  part  of  a  woman's 
apparel,  haughty;  a  small  insect;  finished. 

Diamond— A  letter;  to  anoint;  languishes; 
a  field;  a  letter. 

No.  400. — Metasram. 

fa)  I  run,  but  without  any  exertion  on  my 
part  (b)  Behead  me,  I  am  a  bird,  (c) 
Change  my  head,  I  am  a  servant  (d)  Change 
my  bead  again,  behold. 

No.  407.— An  Hour  Glass. 

1,  A  public  declaration;  2,  advantage;  8, 

to  examine;  4,  consumed;  5,  a  vowel;  6,  a 

girl's  name;  7,  an  attempt;  8,  a  public  sale; 

9,  suffering  for  truth.    Centrals  spell  gayety. 


No.  408. — Conundrums. 

(a)  Why  is  i  the  happiest  vowel! 

(b)  Where  are  the  vegetable  and  animal 
kingdoms  united! 

(c)  Passing  a  farm  house  I  saw  in  the  yard 
four  domestic  fowls;  they  were  neither  hens, 
ducks,  geese  nor  turkeys.    What  were  they! 

No.  400. — Charade. 

My  first  denotes  a  brilliant  place, 

Where  belles  and  jewels  shine; 
My  next  transports  the  merchant's  stores, 

Or  produce  of  the  mine; 
Sweet  pleasures  in  my  whole  abound, 

Apart  from  worldly  strife; 
By  nymphs  and  swains  it's  always  found 

The  happiest  part  of  life. 


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No.  410.— A  Proverb  In  Numbers. 

I  am  composed  of  38  letters,  and  am  a  Dan- 
ish proverb,  signifying  there  is  no  contenting 
discontented-people. 

29,  8,  20  is  an  eel  like  fish. 

7,  13,  23,  5,  10  is  nn  American  singing  bird. 

17,  28,  8,  18,  37,  :»,  38  is  a  Brazilian  bird, 
having  an  umbrella  like  crest  of  feathers 
above  the  bill 

25,  30,  4,  32,  19,  6  is  the  Solan  goose. 

26,  15,  3,  23,  22  is  a  marine  bird  expert  at 
diving. 

35,  2,  24,  27,  31,  8,  4,  20  is  a  gallinaceous 
bird  found  wild  in  Europe. 

34,  12,  27,  14,  15,  36,  1  is  a  small  passerine. 

11,  21,  3,  8, 7,  1, 27,  20, 22,  15  is  a  web  footed 
marine  bird,  allied  to  the  gulls. 

9,  23,  16,  11  is  a  gen  us  of  grallatory  birds. 

No.  411.— Letter  Rebuses. 

X    8  C  T  ing 

(a)  (b)  (c)  

IT  10  A  Th 


No.  412. — Flower  Enigmas. 
The  names  of  flowers  are  here  enigmatical- 
ly expressed.    The  first  is  of  three  syllables; 
the  others  of  two  each. 

(a)  To  spoil ;  a  pronoun ;  a  precious  metaL 

(b)  To  break ;  a  fabulous  monster. 

(c)  A  small  singing  bird ;  a  snag. 

(dj  The  first  part  of  the  day;  high  honor. 

No.  4J3. — Geometrical  Puzzle. 


A  man  has  a  square  of  land,  out  of  which 
he  reserves  one-fourth,  as  shown  in  the  cut, 
for  himself.  The  remainder  he  wishes  to  di- 
vide among  his  four  sons  so  that  each  will 
have  an  equal  share  and  in  similar  shape  with 
his  brother.  How  can  he  divide  it? 

No.  414. — Syllabic  Decapitations. 

(a)  I  am  a  kind  of  wood ;  deprived  of  my 
first  syllable,  I  am  wood  still. 

(b)  I  am  intellectually  deep;  deprived  of 
my  first  syllable,  I  am  discovered. 


(c)  I  am  an  undergarment  without  sleeves; 
deprived  of  my  first  syllable,  I  am  an  outer 
garment  with  sleeves. 

No.  415. — Numerical  Enigmas. 

lly  whole,  consisting  of  nineteen  letters,  is 
the  name  of  a  great  American  authoress; 

My  8,  19,  9,  11,  1  is  an  American  forest  tree. 

My  12, 17,  4,  15,  13  once  in  the  west  roamed 
wild  and  free. 

My  18,  3,  5, 16,  10  when  I  went  to  school  I 
had  to  do. 

My  7,  2, 14, 6  is  a  weed  that  must  be  known 
to  you.  

No.  41  C. — TJeheadings. 
(a)  I  am  a  grain,  (b)  Behead  me,  I  am  a 
force  or  principle  in  nature,  (c)  Behead  me 
again,  I  devour,  (d)  Behead  me  once  more, 
I  am  now  but  a  preposition,  (e)  Behead  me 
yet  once  more,  I  am  at  the  end  of  feet. 

No.  417.— Pictorial  Conundrum, 


No.  4J8. — Historic   Men. 

(a)  The  royal  cake  baker. 

(b)  He  who  left  a  throne  for  a  foreign 
workshop. 

(c)  The  great  genius  in  architecture,  paint- 
Ing,  sculpture  and  poetry. 

(d)  The  Guide  of  the  Rocky  mountains. 

(e)  "Poor  Richard." 

(f)  The  first  gentleman  of  his  age  and  the 
meanest  man. 

(g)  The  "Addisou"  of  American  literature. 


No.  419. — Curtailment. 

Complete  can  be  found  along  the  great  sea, 
Near  rivers  and  brooks  it  also  may  be; 
Curtail,  then  a  planet  comes  to  your  sight 
That's  seen  from  above  on  a  clear,  starry  night; 
Again  curtail,  a  word  you  will  see 
Which  means  to  impair;  you'll  agree  with  me 
That  another  curtailment  shows  you  a  word 
That's  a  nickname  for  mamma,  in  fond  homes  'tis 
heard.  

No.  420. — Easy  Squares. 

(a)  L  A  crippled.    2.  Hot  and  dry.    3.  A 
deposit  of  mineral    4.  Paradise. 

(b)  L  An  article  of  food  that  appears  early 
on  the  bill  of  fare.    2.   To  glance  sideways. 
8.  A  Turkish  soldier.    4.  The  plural  of   an 
article  used  in  writing. 


Everybody 


No.  491.— A  Diamond. 
1.  A  letter  In  "Methuselah." 
&  A  precious  atone  possessed  by  few. 
8.  Danger,  hazard  an-l  risk. 
4.  A  title  Kentuckians  adcra 

6.  He  nocturnal  music  doth  contrive. 
&  "An  act  beyond  the  human  power.' 

7.  A  largo  spoon. 

81  A  general  born  in  Virginia  state. 
&  A  letter  in  "Southern," 


No.  483.—  Geographical  Charade. 
My  first  is  candid,  also  a  boy's  name. 
My  second  is  a  fortified  place. 
My  whole  is  the  name  of  the  capital  of  one 
of  the  United  States. 


No.  423.— A  Quaint  Puzzle. 
I  am  composed  of  six  letters, 
Now  you  must  break  my  fetters. 
My  4,  8,  2,  you  must  not  drink ; 
My  ft,  1,  2,  you  won't  have  to  think. 
Our  president  is  of  them  one; 
My  4,  0,  ft,  1,  we'll  have  for  fun. 
This  enigma  is  wholly  5,  3,  2,  1, 
You  will  solve  it  in  a  short  time. 


No.  424.— Hidden  Animals. 

(a)  The   flowers   are    called    "Love-liea-a- 
bleeding." 

(b)  She  is  either  pretending  or  ill  and  indif- 
ferent. 

(c)  She  brought  Jack  a  linen  ulster. 

(d)  The  mosquito  is  a  pest  that  is  hard  to 
endure. 

(e)  The  man  was  paid  in  gold  for  his  goods. 

No.  425.— The  Unfair  LMvinlon. 
A  gentleman  rented  a  farm  and  contracted 
to  give  to  his  landlord  two-fifths  of  the  prod- 
uce, but  prior  to  the  time  of  dividing  the 
corn  the  tenant  used  forty-five  bushels. 
When  the  general  division  was  made,  it  was 
proposed  to  give  to  the  landlord  eighteen 
bushels  from  the  heap,  in  lieu  of  his  share  of 
the  forty-five  bushels  which  the  tenant  had 
used,  and  then  to  begin  and  divide  the  re- 
mainder as  though  none  had  been  used. 
Would  this  method  have  been  correct! 

No.  430.— A  Concealed   Proverb. 

Take  one  word  from  each  of  the  following 
proverbs  and  form  another  proverb  of  the 
eliminated  words: 

1.  Three  removes  are  as  bad  as  a  fire. 

21  De  that  is  of  a  merry  heart  hath  a  con- 
tinual feast. 

8,  When  in  Rome  you  should  do  as  the 
Romans  da 

4  Make  hay  while  the  sun  shines. 

&  Every  dog  must  have  his  day. 

ft.  Least  said  is  soonest  mended. 

7.  It's  a  long  lane  that  has  no  turning. 


No.  427.—  Letter 

(&)  Ing  (bi  C 

bl  T 


No.  428.—  Small  Diamonds. 

(R)  A  letter;  the  cry  of  a  sheep;  a  sweet- 
meat; a  girl's  name;  a  letter. 

(b)  A  letter;  cured  meat;  a  boy's  name;  an 
abbreviation,  a  letter. 

No.  480.— An  Oddity. 

Take  a  thousand  and  one,  add  flfty  twice— 

Tio  where  things  coarse  are  made  flue  In  &  triCa. 


No.  430.— A   Man  of  Letters. 


A  quaint  alphabetical  tnonojjrammarlan 

hi  this  illustration  you  see, 
A  sort  of  a  letter  press  ty|x>  of  barbarian 

Whose  parts  are  from  A  unto  Z. 
(All  the  letters  of  the  alphabet  are  to  be 
found  in  this  figure.) 


No.  431.— Central  Deletions. 

1.  The  slope  of  a  tool,  and  leave  to  free 
from  water. 

2.  A  fruit,  and  leave  a  triumphal  song. 

3.  To  condescend,  and  leave  to  obstruct 

4.  Part  of  a  flower,  and  leave  a  loud  sound. 
&    An  opaque   substance,  and  leave  food 

taken  at  once. 
The  deleted  letters  name  a  poet 

No.  432.— A  Double  Acrostic. 
1.  A  resting  point  for  a  lever.    2.  A   river 
in  South  America.    8.  The  plural  of  a  small 
quadruped.    4.  Sincere  or  ardent* 


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Primals,  In  advance;  finals,  in  tho  greatest 
quantity;  primals  and  finals  connected,  in 
the  first  rank. 

No.    433. — Conundrums. 

(a)  Why  would  a  drummer  make  a  good 
cable  car  conductor? 

(b)  Why  is  a  watch  dog  larger  at  night 
than  he  is  in  the  morning? 

(c)  What  relation  is  a  door  mat  to  a  door! 

(d)  What  color  is  a  field  of  grass  when  cov- 
ered with  snow? 

(e)  Why  does  a  fish  caught  in  a  net  act 
wildly? 

(f)  What  did  the  teakettle  say  when  tied  to 
the  little  dog's  tail? 


No.  434.— A  Charade. 

Sflenoe  Is  golden,  yet  I  am  not  gold, 
But  rather  a  silvery  hue  have,  I'm  told; 
1  live  but  a  month,  yet  I  rapidly  grow, 
And  reflect  in  a  manner  that  often  I  throw 
Upon  subjects  beneath  mo  a  beautiful  light, 
And  am  steady,  although  often  out  late  at  night. 
As  of  all  the  things  said  of  me,  that  u»  the  worst, 
You  surely  can  guess  what  1  mean  by  my  first. 

My  second  Is  used  In  all  buildings,  I  ween, 
And  likewise  ou  steamboats,  in  action,    I'm  seen. 
The  yachtsmen  discourse  of  my  breadth  in  a  way 
That  is  apt  to  lead  dwellers  on  land  quite  astray. 
I'm  found  in  the  forest,  I'm  seen  on  the  seas, 
And  likewise  am  sought  for  inside  of  tall  trees. 

My  whole  Is  a  something  transcendently  light; 
1  hide  from  the  sun  to  appear  in  the  night, 
No  chemist  can  weigh  me,  I  scoff  at  his  scales. 
Mow  all  try  and  guess  me,  and  notice  who  fails 

No.  435. — Pictorial  Conundrum. 


Why  should  this  man   be  able  to  tell  just 
how  heavy  the  ox  is? 


— were  to  be  thrown  overboard  during  a  gale. 
They  consented  to  being  placed  in  a  row,  and 
that  every  ninth  person  should  bo  sacrificed, 
the  count  to  begin  with  the  first  and  con- 
tinue round  and  round  again.  The  captain 
desired  to  so  place  them  that  the  unlucky  vic- 
tims should  all  be  Turks.  How  was  this  ac- 
complished? 

No.  437.— An  Hour  Glass. 
1,  a  large  temple  or  edifice;  2,  to  cut;  3, 
frequently;  4,  a  letter;  5,  a  lyric  poem,  6, 
visitant;  7,  brava    Centrals,  an  unbeliever. 


No.  438.— Enigma. 

Fm  more  than  one  thing,  that  Is  very  certain ; 
Sometimes  I'm  chafed  at  by  the  rising  tide, 
Then  I'm  a  cozy  room  from  behind  a  curtain. 
And  then  a  place  where  criminals  are  tried  ; 
Then,  on  an  oaken  door,  or  garden  gats, 
Planted,  I  give  intruding  rogues  checkmate. 

Such  am  I— add  but  d  to  my  short  name. 

Then  starts  a  poet  up,  his  eyes  aflame; 

Or,  if  a  simple  e  to  me  you  add, 

I'm  what  you'd  be  if  you'd  lost  all  you  had. 

Give  me  but  k,  and  I  will  cross  the  sea, 

Or  n,  and  I  a  place  of  store  will  be; 

With  m  I  help  the  brewer  of  the  beer. 

1  pick  up  on,  and  find  myself  a  peer. 

Would  you  know  more?    With  ter  I  sell  and  b'iy, 

With  ge  I  carry  coals  ;  then  who  am  I  ? 

No.  439. — GeojjrapWcal  Pyramid. 

O 

O    O  O 

O    O    O  O    O 

O    O    O    O  O    O    O 

poooooopp 

The  single  ring  represents  the  initial  letter 
of  a  sea  port  in  Georgia.  The  ro'v  of  three, 
a  cape  at  the  southern  extremity  of  New  Jer- 
sey. The  row  of  five,  a  bay  in  Florida.  The 
row  of  seven,  the  capital  city  of  Ontario. 
The  row  of  nine,  the  Dutch  name  of  the 
island  on  which  New  York  city  is  located. 
The  central  vertical  of  five,  a  geographical 
name  which  is  just  now  figuring  extensively 
in  the  newspapers. 


No.  436. — The  Unlucky  Turks. 

Half  a  ship's  crew,  consisting  of  thirty  per- 
loua — Christians  and  Turks  in  equal  numbers 


No.  440.  — Historic  Americans. 

(a)  A  small  inclosuro  for  animals. 

(b)  A  king  of  England  in  whose  reign  the 
Bible  was  translated,  and  a  capital  city  of 
the  United  States. 

(c)  The  author  of  tho  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence and  a  strait  of  North  America. 

(d)  A  laborious  occupation    and    a  hpavy 
weight. 

(e)  To  the  name  of  the  king  who  died  on 
Flodden  Field  add  a  kind  of  bonnet. 

(f)  What  a  toper  said  when  a  half  glass  was 
given  Lim. 

(til  The  saceof  Moiiticello, 


Everybody's 


(E)  The  CEHstlan  name  of  the  author  of  the 
Marble  Faun,  and  the  imperial  color  of  the 
ancient  Mexicans. 


A  Catch  for  the  Unwary. 
"Why  does  a  pail  of  water  with  a  live  fish 
in  it  weigh  no  more  than  the  same  pail  of 
water  without  the  flshT  This  perplexing 
problem  is  said  to  have  puzzled  that  august 
body,  the  Roman  senate,  long  years  ago,  and 
many  were  the  ways  in  which  its  members 
accounted,  each  to  his  perfect  satisfaction, 
for  the  singular  circumstance,  until  one, 
wiser  than  the  rest,  weighed  a  pail  of  water 
with  and  without  the  fish,  and  it  is  needless 
to  mention  the  result. 

No.   441. — Enigma. 
It's  round  and  square,  it's  short  and  long, 

Of  many  shapes  and  sizes, 
In  it  you'll  sit  to  bear  a  song, 
It  guards  the  richest  prizes. 

It  makes  your  garden  trim  and  neat, 

No  house  can  be  without  it, 
On  railway  journeys  you'll  it  meet, 

And  porters  never  scout  it. 

I  gave  it  to  a  man  one  day, 
He  thanked  me  fair  and  roundly; 

Then  gave  it  to  a  friend  in  play, 
\Vho  forthwith  thrashed  him  soundly. 

It  screens  the  soldier  in  a  storm, 

It  holds  the  sailor's  kit; 
Behind  four  horses  when  'tis  warm 

1  like  on  it  to  sit 


No.  442. — Anagrams. 

(a)  Treason.  (d)  Hangings. 

(b)  Pursuer.  (e)  Imprecates. 

(c)  Stagnation.  (f)  Stipulated. 

No.  443.— An  Egg  Problem. 

A  woman  has  a  basket  containing  150  eggs. 
For  every  1%  goose  eggs  in  her  basket  she 
has  2><  duck's  eggs  and  3}£  ben's  eggs.  How 
many  of  each  kind  has  she? 

No.  444. — A  Unlqne  Window. 

The  following  has  puzzlrvl  many  wise  heads 
In  it*  time  and  doubtless  will  do  tho  same  for 
many  more:  How  can  n  window,  having  a 
h.  i-!it  equal  to  its  width,  bo  made  twice  as 
large  without  increasing  its  height  or  width! 
Impomihle?  Oh.  no! 

No.  445.— Eiwy  Hoar  Glaus. 

The  control  letters,  reading  downward, 
§]K-11  a  word  moaning  to  concede. 

Cms  Words— 1.  To  penetrate,  2.  Buper- 
ciliou*.  3.  A  unit  4.  In  hour  glass.  6.  lie- 
&  A  law  7. 


No.  440.— The  Puzzle  Wall* 

o 

o 


o  O  o 


o  O 


Suppose  that  four  poor  men  build  their 
houses  around  a  pond,  and  that  afterward 
four  evil  disposed  rich  men  build  houses 
around  the  poor  people,  as  shown  in  tho  cut, 
and  wish  to  have  all  the  water  of  the  pond  to 
themselves.  How  can  they  build  a  wall  so 
as  to  shut  the  poor  people  off  from  the  condl 


No.  447. — Decapitations. 
I  am  a  title  of  courtesy  applied  to  a  French 
lady.  Behead  me  and  I  am  a  lady  of  any 
nation.  Remove  my  final,  and  I  am  the 
father  of  the  human  race.  Behead  me,  and 
I  am  an  obstructioa  Behead  mo  again,  and 
I  am  a  part  of  a  verb.  Beheaded  again,  I 
am  a  consonant. 

No.  448. — A  Numerlc.-v     Puzzle. 

1.  Behead  a  number,  and  have  "smooth," 
"equal." 

2.  Curtail  a  number,  and  have  "forward." 
8.  Curtail  a  number,   and  transpose,  and 

have  a  verb. 

4.  Syncopate  a  number,  and  have  a  very 
large  plant. 

5.  Syncopate  a  number,  and  have  an  excla- 
mation of  contempt. 

fl.  Transpose  a  number,  and  have  a  mater- 
ial for  bags. 

7.  Behead  a  number,  and  have  a  possessive 
pronoun. 

8.  Transpose  a  number,  and  have  a  German 
word  of  negation. 

9.  Spell  a  number  backward,  and  have  "a 
snare." 

10.  Syncopate  a  number  twice,  spell  back- 
ward, nnd  have  "to  fasten." 


A  Clever  Calculation. 
One  person  tells  another,  older  than  him- 
self, that  ho  can  discover  the  difference  in 
tli.  ir  nges.  It  can  bo  done  by  the  following 
ingenious  rule:  Let  the  younger  take  as 
many  nines  as  there  are  figures  in  the  num- 
ber representing  his  age  and,  from  the  num- 
ber thus  formed,  subtract  his  aca,  U# 


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Should  then  ask  the  older  'person  to  add 
this  difference  to  his  own  age,  then  to  take 
away  the  first  figure  of  the  amount  and  add 
It  to  the  last  figure.  The  result  will  be  the 
difference  in  their  ages. 

Suppose  Harry,  12  years  old,  tries  it  with 
his  Uncle  John. 

There  being  two  figures  in  12,  Harry  starts 
with  Oy,  from  which  12  being  taken  there  re- 
mains 87. 

Supposing  that  Uncle  John  Is  40,  and  fig- 
ures honestly,  he  will  calculate  as  follows: 
40  added  to  87  equals  127.  Removing  the  left 
hand  figure,  1,  and  adding  it  to  the  last  fig- 
ure, 7,  the  result  is  28 — tho  difference  in  their 
ages.  If  to  28  is  added  12,  Harry's  age,  we 
have  40,  the  age  of  the  older  person. 

No.  440. — A  Puzzle  of  Sevenths. 

One-seventh  of  currant,  one-seventh  of 
rhubarb,  one-seventh  of  apricot,  one-seventh 
of  peaches,  one-seventh  of  quinces,  one- 
eevciith  of  oranges,  one-seventh  of  bananas, 
combined,  will  yield  tho  plural  of  a  dried 
fruit  which  is  a  general  favorite,  and  adapted 
to  a  variety  of  purposes. 


No.  450.— Crossing  the  Klver. 

Three  Englishmen  traveling  in  Africa  with 
three  native  servants  come  to  a  river  which 
must  bo  crossed  in  a  canoe  that  will  hold  but 
two  persons.  Tho  travelers  suspect  tho  fidel- 
ity of  their  servants,  who  have  secretly 
agreed  to  kill  them  whenever  there  should 
happen  to  be  three  natives  alone  with  two 
Englishmen,  or  two  natives  to  one  English- 
man. How  do  they  manage  to  cross  without 
giving  the  desired  opportunity  to  the 
treacherous  servants? 


No.  451.— A   Bird  Puzzle. 


No.  453.—  Easy  Charade. 

My  first  is  the  opposite  of  night. 
My  second  is  a  weight. 
My  whole  is  a  city  in  Ohio. 

No.  453.—  Letter  Rebuses. 
M  STAND  c 


No.  454. — Enigmatical   Trees. 

Tell  the  tree  that  will  fight, 

The  tree  that  obeys  you, 
And  tho  tree  that  never  stands  still; 

The  tree  that  got  up, 

The  tree  that  was  lazy, 
And  the  tree  neither  up  nor  down  hill; 

The  tree  to  be  kissed, 

Tho  dandiest  tree, 
And  what  guides  tho  ship  to  go  forth; 

Tho  unhealthiest  tree, 

Tho  tree  of  the  people, 
And  the  tree  whose  wood  faces  the  north. 


No.  455. — Anagram. 

If  you  wish  to  go  by  rail, 

Hasten  to  the  station, 
With  "Train  on  Time"  you  will  not  fail 

To  reach  your  destination. 
No  farther  clew  than  this  I  lend ; 

You'll  find  the  answer  in  the  "end." 


No.  456. — Double  Acrostic. 

Words  of  six  letters: 

1.  A  rascal.  2.  An  armed  fleet.  8.  A  small 
bird.  4.  A  voracious  jumping  insect.  5.  To 
emit.  6.  At  a  distance  within  view.  7.  Uses 
profane  language. 

Priinals,  low  places;  finals,  rags. 


Each  little  picture  in  the  above  represents 
a  kind  of  bird. 


The  BlagJc  of  Figures. 

Ask  a  friend  to  open  a  book  at  random  and 
select  and  mark  any  word  within  the  first  ten 
lines  and  within  tho  tenth  word  from  tho  end 
of  tho  line.  Now,  letting  your  companion 
do  tho  figuring,  proceed  to  discover  tho  word 
through  "the  magic  of  numbers."  Ask  him 
to  double  the  number  of  the  page  and  multi- 
ply the  sum  by  5,  and  then  add  20. 

Then  to  add  the  number  of  the  line. 

Then  to  add  5. 

To  multiply  this  sum  by  ten. 

To  add  the  number  of  the  word  in  tho  line. 

To  subtract  from  this  sum  250,  and  tell  you 
the  result. 

The  remainder  will  Indicate  in  tho  unit 
column  the  number  of  the  word;  in  the  10 
column  the  number  of  tho  line,  and  tho  re- 
maining figures  tho  number  of  page. 

Though  you  may  not  bo  able  to  explain  this 
curious  calculation  it  will  always  come  out 
correctlY. 


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No.  457.— Beheadinc*. 

An  English  word,  1  mean  to  crush| 
My  bead  cut  off,  I  am  to  bruise; 
Cut  off  again,  and  then  I'll  be 
A  wood  that  carpenters  much  UML 

No.  468.— Conundrum*. 

"What  musical  instrument  should  always  be 
dih  trusted  I 

How  can  a  tall  man  bo  made  short! 

Why  is  a  dog  biting  his  own  tail  like  a  good 
manager! 

Why  does  a  sailor  know  there  is  a  man  in 
tbemoonf 

Why  ia  a  camel  the  most  irascible  animal  in 
tho  world) 

Where  can  happiness  always  bo  found! 

What  belongs  to  yourself,  but  is  used  more 
by  your  friends  than  by  yourself! 

1*0.  459.— Mathematically  Described. 

A  triangle  having  three  acute  angles  sup- 
ported by  elongated  sides;  a  circle  minus  a 
slight  arc;  two  right  angles  formed  by  a  per- 
pendicular and  a  horizontal;  a  line;  an  acute 
angle;  a  plumb;  a  horizontal  bisected  by  a 
perpendicular,  forming  two  rectangles,  and 
an  acute  angle  supported  by  an  upright.  The 
whole  will  represent  a  word  applicable  to  the 
mental  state  of  the  solver  of  this  problem. 


No.  4CO.— Anagram— A   Mystic  Rird. 
Many  men  of  many  minds. 
Many  birds  of  many  kinds; 
Borne  are  dun  and  some  are  gay — 
Which  is  this  one!  tell  me,  pray. 
He  is  often  seen  where  tho  river  winds, 
But  seldom  found  among  the  "pines." 

No.  4C1.—  Enigma. 
My  first  is  in  a  can  of  "ale," 
My  second  is  in  every  "dale," 
Myt  third's  in  "egg," 
My*  fourth  in  "beg," 
And  like  an  earwig  iu  a  "rail" 
My  Gfth.     My  next  is  in  the  "mud," 
My  seventh  is  found  in  King  "Ehud," 
My  eighth's  in  "ram," 
My  ninth  in  "Cam," 
My  tenth  in  sweet  Miss  "Maidenhood," 
My  last  In  neither  "bod"  nor  "good," 
^ow  for  my  whole.    Conceive   a   crowded 

room, 

Lit  op  with  candles  to  expel  the  gloom — 
A  stage,  on  which  our  dazzled  eyes  we  fix, 
A  clever  man  who  shows  diverting  tricks— 
And  you  will  hare  a  very  curious  skill, 
That  has  been  used  for  cuds  both  good  and  ill 

No.  463.  —Drop  Letter  Puzzle, 
A-l-d-n-h-h-n-t-w-r-h-w-t-t-e-u-h. 
Supply  rniHsing  letters  and  find  a  very  coo>- 
provorb. 


No,  463. — Charada. 

As  I  went  out  among  the  men, 

I  saw  a  boy  whose  name  was : 

And  while  I  stood  and  watched  them  hay, 
I  saw  a  bird,  it  was  a  — ^; 
I  also  saw  a  pretty  wren 

Come  out  and  linger  with  tho : 

I  turned  my  steps  to  the  forest,  where 

AmonK  the  hazel  I  saw  a ; 

And  close  to  the  border  I  did  espy 

A  larReand  beautiful  field  of ; 

But  night  was  coming,  I  had  to  run 

To  reach  my  home  ere  the  setting » 

Now  put  together  all  these  tilings, 
And  a  noted  man  before  you  spring*. 


No.   4G4.— Crossette. 


O 


o 


O 


0° 


Start  frcm  any  circle,  and,  counting  that 
circle  "1,"  count  the  next  "3,"  the  next  in  the 
same  direction  "3,"  and  tho  next  "4." 

Cross  out  the  circle  counted  "4." 

Start  again  from  any  circle  not  crossed 
out.  Count  QS  before  either  in  the  same  or 
in  the  reverse  direction,  and  cross  out  the 
circle  counted  "4." 

Crossed  circles,  though  not  to  be  started 
from,  aro  to  be  included  in  tho  count  of  four, 
and  are  not  to  bo  passed  over  because  crossed 
out. 

Continue  to  count  four  from  any  circle  not 
crossed  out,  and  to  cross  out  the  fourth,  until 
all  tho  circles  but  one  are  crossed  out. 


No.  4G5.— Transformations. 

Change  one  letter  at  a  move  so  that  there 
will  still  remain  a  legitimate  word.  FIT  ex- 
ample, hato  may  bo  changed  to  love  in  three 
moves:  Hato — have — lave — love. 

Change  Hard  to  Rosy  in  five  moves. 

Change  Sin  to  Woo  in  three  moves. 

Change  Neat  to  Prim  in  eight  moves 

Change  Saxe  to  Pope  in  five  moves. 

Change  Hand  to  Ftxit  in  six  moves. 

Change  Blue  to  Pink  iu  ten  moves. 

No.  400.— Kiddles. 

Why  is  the  letter  D  like  a  squalling  child? 
What  is  tho  best  plan  to  prevent  crying 
when  your  tooth  u  extracted! 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


Or 


Wtoen  to  a  young  lady  like  an  acrobat! 
Why  Is  a  man  who  never  lays  a  wager  as 
bad  as  u  regular  gam  bier  f 

No.  467.— What  Is  It? 

I  am  the  center  of  gravity,  hold  a  capital 
position  in  Vienna,  and  as  I  am  foremost  in 
every  victory,  am  allowed  by  all  to  be  inval- 
uable. Always  out  of  tune,  yet  ever  in  voice. 
Invisible,  though  clearly  seen  in  the  midst  of 
a  river.  I  have  three  associates  in  vice,  and 
could  name  three  who  are  in  love  with  me. 
Still,  it  Is  in  vain  you  seek  me,  for  I  have 
long  been  in  heaven  and  even  now  lie  em- 
balmed in  the  grave. 

No.  4C8.— A  Clever  Puzzle. 

A  hundred  and  one  by  fifty  divide, 
And  next  let  a  cipher  be  duly  applied ; 
And  if  the  result  you  should  rightly  divine, 
You'll  find  that  the  whole  makes  but  one  out 
of  nine. 

No.  469. — The  Ingenious  Servant. 
A  gentlemnu  having  bought  twenty -eight 
bottles  of  wine  and  suspecting  his  servant  of 


OO                 O       «                  OO 

0      • 

tampering  with 
the  contents  of  the 
wine  cellar,  caused 

these  bottles  to  be 

0     •                                »,  0 

0      0                                    0       0 

arranged  in  a  bin 
in  such  a  way  as  to 
count  nine  bottles 

on  each  side  of  the 

0       o 

o 

O  O                O       O                 OO 

bin.  Notwithstand- 
ing this  precaution, 
the  servant  in  two 

successive  visits  stole  eight  bottles,  four  each 
time,  rearranging  the  bottles  each  time  so 
that  they  still  counted  nine  on  a  side.  Ilow 
did  he  do  it? 

No.  470.  —  Enigma. 

I  am  neither  fish,  Uesh  nor  Cowl,  yet  1  fre- 
quently stand  upon  one  leg;  and  if  you  be- 
head mo,  1  stand  upon  two;  what  is  more 
strange,  if  you  again  decapitate  mo  I  stand 
upon  four,  and  I  shall  think  you  aro  related 
to  me  if  you  do  not  now  recognize  me, 

No.  471.—  Chanules. 

(a)  My  love  for  you  will  never  know 
My  first,  nor  get  my  second ; 

Tis  like  your  wit  and  beauty,  so 
My  whole  'twill  aye  bo  reckoned, 

(b)  My  first  is  a  circle,  my  second  a  cross, 
If  you  meet  with  my  whole,  look  out  for  a 
toss. 

(c)  My  first  we  all  possess; 

My  second  we  all  should  gain; 
My  whole  you'll  surely  guess: 
Tis  one  of  Flora's  train, 


No.  472.— Single  Acrostic*. 

Cross  words:  1.  Epochs.  2.  A  cellar.  8. 
Javelins.  4.  Farming  utensils.  5.  A  song  of 
triumph.  6.  The  chief  officer  of  a  municipal 
corporation. 

When  these  words  have  been  rightly 
guessed,  and  placed  one  below  the  other,  one 
row  of  letters  will  all  bo  the  same,  and  the 
row  next  to  it  will  form  the  name  of  an  ex- 
tensive country. 

rno.    473. — Beheadings. 

L  Behead  a  metal,  and  leave  not  out. 

2.  Behead  a  breakfast  dish,  and  leave  a 
tree. 

3.  Behead  a  holy  day,  and  leave  a  flower. 

4.  Behead  a  quadraped,  and  leave  a  part  of 
the  body. 

5.  Behead  a  species  of  antelope,  and  leave 
to  disembark, 

6.  Behead  to  stagger,  and  leave  a  fish. 

7.  Behead  to  slay,  and  leave  unfortunate. 

8.  Behead  an  odor,  and  leave  a  coin. 

9.  Behead  a  stag,  and  leave  dexterity. 

10.  Behead  a  model  of  perfection,  and  leave 
to  distribute. 


No.  474.  — Beheaded   Rhymes. 

(ai  Wb.cn  sailing  long  in  many 

Wise  shipmen  use  the  juice  of  — 

(b»  She  glared  on  him  in  feeble 

For  he  had  stepped  upon  her 

(a)  The  barber  took  his  painted 


And  struck  thereon  one  raven 


No.  475. — Numerical  Enigma. 

My  45, 31,  16,  2  are  all  the  same  vowel  My 
8,  3ti,  «,  51,  22  is  a  color.  My  34,  4'.),  54  is  the 
sound  made  by  a  cannon  ball  passing  through 
the  air.  My  43,  89,  20,  53  is  a  fight.  My  47, 
4S,  24, 20,  19,  25,  37,  13,  9,  15,  55  is  an  ally.  My 
18,  27,  35,  52,  21,  37,  is  the  surname  of  a  presi- 
dent of  the  United  States.  My  40,  8,  19,  50, 
83,  42,  5(1  was  the  scene  of  a  battle  Deo.  2H, 
1777.  My  14,  30,  23,  32,  5  48,  7  is  the  name  of 
the  secretary  of  war  during  Lincoln's  admin- 
istration. My  11,  42,  2S,  5,  1,  12,  41,  41,  H5,  10 
is  the  name  of  a  place  near  Wilmington  that 
was  raptured  on  Jan.  15,  18<>5.  My  54,  33,  17, 
v»,  4<5,  4,  20,  29  is  the  name  by  which  the  first 
battle  of  Bull  Run  is  sometimes  called. 

My  whole,  of  5(5  letters,  forms  a  sentence 
from  a  famous  eulogy. 


No.  476.— Hidden  Motto. 

DRDLLTHTMYBCMMN 

WHDRSDMRSNN. 

Insert  in  their  proper  places  seven  "a's,n 
six  "e's,"  two  "iV  and  six  "o's,"  and  you 
will  have  a  couplet  from  Shakespeare  which 
no  coward  would  adopt  as  a  motto. 


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No.  477.— A  Dat«  Puzzle. 
X  X  X  X 

The  first  Is  one-half  of  the  fourth.  The 
fourth  is  one-half  of  the  second.  The  first, 
second  and  fourth  lack  two  of  equaling  the 
third.  The  second  and  fourth  lack  three  of 
equaling  tho  third.  The  fourth  is  the  square 
root  of  the  second. 

The  third  minus  the  first  gives  the  cube  of 
the  fourth. 

The  whole  is  an  important  date  in  Ameri- 
can history. 

No.  478. — A  Pyramid. 

Across— L  A  letter.    2.  A  bud  (hot.). 
A  reward.    4.  Later.    5.  A  seabird. 

Down— L  A  letter.  2.  A  preposition.  3. 
To  injure.  4.  A  bud.  5.  A  city  of  Japan. 
6.  A  Scotch  word,  meaning  in  greater  quan- 
tity. 7.  A  meadow.  8.  An  abbreviation. 
9.  A  letter.  

No.  470.— Double  Diamond. 


3. 


From  the  ten  objects  here  shown,  construct 
a  "double  diamond;'  which  is  one  that  will 
read  differently  across  and  up  and  down.  The 
two  central  words  ore  shown  by  the  two 
largest  object*,— tit  Nicholas. 


No.  480. — Two  Easy  Word  Squares. 

(a)  Anxiety ;  sour ;  a  kind  of  groin ;  the  first 
home  of  Adam. 

(b)  An  apology ,  to  jump,  in  a  state  of  rest; 
the  plural  of  an  animal 


No.  481. — Kiiigma. 
When  green,  I'm  good  to  eat — 

That  is,  if  cooked  with  skill; 
When  blue  and  pink,  I'm  very  sweet, 

And  nosegays  help  to  fill ; 
But  sweeter  far  it  is  to  view  me 
"When  c  and  e  ore  added  to  me. 

Yes,  though  I'm  good  to  eat, 

With  r  I'm  sweeter  still, 
With  c  and  h  am  yet  more  sweet. 

With  k  I  top  the  hill 
Add  to  mo  but  a  single  1, 
Then  rolls  tho  thunder,  sounds  the  bell. 

Yes,  though  I'm  food,  you  see, 

Changes  soon  come  across 
A  little  edible  like  me, 

For  t  makes  me  a  moss; 
And  if  r  1  to  me  draw  near, 
I  am  a  gem,  fit  for  my  lady's  ear. 

Flower  Lore. 

What  plant  is  always  a  secret?  A  woman's 
sage. 

What  is  the  flower  for  the  poor!  Any- 
money. 

What  is  the  flower  for  a  Chinese  woman? 
Pick-her-tea. 

What  flower  is  the  emblem  of  truth?  The 
lie-lack. 

On  what  plant  does  a  whole  garden  depend 
for  cultivation?  Thyme. 

What  is  the  flower  for  a  teacher?  The  verb- 
ena. 

What  vegetable  induces  asphyxia?  The 
artichoke. 


No.  482. — A  Pleaaiug  FUK/I. •- 

1.  X  drxwnxng  mxn  wxll  cxtch  xt  x  strxw, 

2.  Thx  xthxr  pxrtx  xs  xlwxys  xt  fxxlt. 
8.  X  grxxt  cxty  xs  x  grxxt  sxlxtxdx. 

4.  Ilxmxn  blxxd  xs  xll  xf  xnx  cxlxr. 

5.  Hx  thxt  cxnvxrsxs  uxt  knxws  nxthxng. 
0.  Ilxnxy  xn  thx  mxxth  sxvxs  thx  pxrsx. 

7.  \Vxtxr  rxu  by  wxll  nxt  txrn  thx  rnxlL 

8.  Drxnk  xs  thx  xshxr  xf  dxxth. 

9.  Thx  prxxf  xf  thx  pxddxng  xs  xn  thx 

xxtxng. 

10.  Gxvx  thxt  whxch  yxx  xffxr. 

11.  Gxxd  wxrds  cxst  nxthxng  bxt  xrx  wxrth 

mxch. 

12.  Fxncy  mxy  bxlt    brxn    xnd    thxnk  xt 

flxxr. 
18.  X  kxnd  wxrd  cxsts  nx   mxrx  thxii  a 

crxss  xnx 
J4.  Lxng  xs  thx  xrm  xf  thx  nxxdy. 


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15.  Mxrx  hxstx  Ixss  spxxd. 

Insert  a  vowel  wherever  there  is  an  x  in 
the  fifteen  sentences  above.  When  they  are 
complete  select  a  word  of  five  letters  from 
each  sentence.  When  these  fifteen  words  are 
rightly  selected  and  placed  one  below  the 
other,  the  central  row  of  letters,  reading 
downward,  will  spell  what  June  is  often 
called. 

No.  483. — The  Maltese  Cross. 


The  walks  in  a  certain  garden  were  laid 
out  in  the  form  of  a  Maltese  cross.  Four  per- 
sons started  at  noon  for  a  walk  from  the 
house  which  stood  at  the  center.  Each  per- 
son walked  around  a  different  triangle,  the 
mother  at  the  rate  of  two  miles  an  hour,  the 
daughter  at  the  rate  of  three  miles  an  hour, 
the  father  at  the  rate  of  four  miles  an  hour, 
and  the  son  at  the  rate  of  five  miles  an  hour. 
It  was  agreed  that  they  should  go  in  to  dinner 
whenever  all  four  should  meet  for  the  third 
time  at  the  house.  The  distance  around  each 
triangle  was  one-third  of  a  mile.  At  what 
time  did  they  go  into  dinner? 


No.  484. — Transpositions. 

My  first's  a  simple  piece  of  wood, 
Which  hath  the  farmer's  herd  withstood. 

Transposed  a  little  coin  of  Spain, 
Which  would  add  little  to  your  gain. 

My  third's  a  coin  of  Italy, 
Which  little  more  in  value  see. 

My  fourth,  for  fear  of  being  caught. 
The  tiger  in  the  jungle  sought. 

If  you  were  called  fifth  to  your  face 
You  would  esteem  it  a  disgrace. 

No.  485. — The  legacies. 

Near  to  my  house  there  lived  a  bachelor, 
Ueputed  rich,  and  servants  three  ho  had: 
A  valet  trim  to  shave  his  lather 'd  jaw, 


A  buxom  maid  and  a  mlschlevouslad. 
Now,  on  a  day,  my  friend  was  taken  ill, 
And  sent  for  me;  said  he,  "I'm  going  to  die, 
Bring  pen  and  paper  here  and  make  my  will." 
I  did  as  I  was  bid,  then,  by  and  by, 
He  whispered,  "I  must  add  a  codicil." 
This,  too,  was  done,  and  fourteen  ten  pound  notes 
Were  left,  and  justly,  to  the  servants  three. 
He  who  had  folded  up  his  master's  coats, 
And  brushed  his  hat,  had  twice  as  much  as  she 
Who  buttered  muffins  for  his  worship's  tea: 
And  she  had  thrice  as  much,  had  buxom  Ann, 
As  the  young  scapegrace  who  errands  ran. 
And  now  'tis  plain  to  every  thinking  head 
What  legacy  each  servant  pocketed. 


No.  486. — A  Hollow  Square. 
O      o      o      O      O      o      O 


The  upper  horizontal,  "notes  taken  at  a 
meeting."  The  right  vertical,  "a  few."  The 
lower  horizontal,  "the  seed  of  the  flax  plant." 
The  left  vertical,  "to  speak  oratorically." 


Some   Ages  of  Man. 

The  infant's  age — Cribbage. 
The  collector's  age — Dunnage. 
The  minister's  age — Parsonage. 
The  cabman's  age — Cabbage. 
The  broker's  age — Bondage. 
The  lawyer's  age — Damage. 
The  lover's  age — Marriage. 
The  cashier's  age — Shortage. 
The  deadhead's  age — Passage. 
The  plumber's  age — Leakage. 
The  coal  dealer's  age — Tonnage. 
The  doctor's  age — Pillage. 
The  butcher's  age — Sausage. 

No.  487.— Hidden  Fruits. 

Go  range  through  every  clime,  where'er 

The  patriot  muse  appears ; 
He  deeds  of  valor  antedates, 

His  ban  an  army  fears. 

By  midnight  lamp  each  poet  soul 
Is  plumed  for  flight  sublime; 

Pale  Monarch  Moon  and  shilling  stars 
Witness  his  glowing  rhymel 

Incited  by  the  muse,  man  goes 
To  j;i'apple  with  his 


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The  poet  cares  not  who  makes  laws, 
If  ho  may  make  the  songs. 

No.  488.— A  Geographical  Puzzle. 
In  a  state  bordering  on  the  Mississippi  may 
bo  found,  among  the  names  of  counties,  one 
i.f  the  early  explorers  of  this  country;  an 
ally  of  the  colonists;  one  of  the  bravest  sign- 
ers of  the  Declaration  of  Independence;  one 
of  the  framers  of  that  paper;  a  naval  hero; 
the  hero  of  Stony  Point;  a  president  of  th« 
United  States;  a  statesman;  a  capital  city; 
the  capital  of  a  country;  a  celebrated  philos- 
opher ;  the  author  of  a  famous  almanac ;  a 
novelist  and  poet;  an  Indian;  a  flower;  a 
fish;  a  home  for  rabbits;  a  precious  stone;  a 
kind  of  molasses  cake;  an  artisan;  an  un- 
comfortable thing  in  a  house  or  an  umbrella; 
"friendship;"  and  places  dear  to  almost  every 
heart.  

No.  480. — The  Crown  Problem. 

First  place  ten  checker  men  in  a  row,  thu» 
— 1,  2,  8,  4,  5,  6,  7.  8,  9,  10.  Now,  the  problem 
Is  to  lift  a  man  up  and  passing  over  two  men 
at  a  time,  neither  more  nor  less,  to  crown  the 
next  man,  continuing  in  this  fashion  till  all 
are  kings.  lu  passing  over  a  man  already 
crowned,  it  is  to  be  reckoned  as  two  men. 
No.  »:><>. — Beheading*. 

Behead  "to  carry"  and  have  a  verb. 

Behead  "to  cripple"  and  have  "a  high  stan- 
dard." 

Behead  a  number  and  have  a  possessive 
pronoun. 

Behead  "single"  and  have  a  number. 

No.  491.— Transposition*. 


Trawpow  the  letters  in  tho  names  of  these 
object*,  taken  at  random,  and  supply  the 
mixing  words  in  tin-  f •  >11( . wing  sentences: 

J'.hll    M.'IS   to  ROt  it. 

The  bridge  rests  on  four . 

— . 
Uuw  Uio  laiuba 1 


Mosquitoes  are  great •. 

Hear  the  wind . 

(Jet  the and  put  out  the  fire. 

The is  a  very  small  insect. 

They  are  scarce,  and  he  has  none  to 


No.  493.— Proverb  Making. 
A*8UBE** 

A  pretty  word  for  kind. 

A  pair  of  eyes. 

A  round  building,  as  the  Pantheon. 

Always  in  drops. 

Not  enough. 

One  of  the  four  cardinal  points. 

The  arrows  of  heaven. 

A  burglar. 

***NDIS** 

Fill  up  the  second,  third,  fourth,  fifth,  sixth, 
seventh,  eighth  and  ninth  lines.  Take  care 
that  the  first  letters  of  each  jvord  lie  exactly 
between  the  letter  A  in  the  top  line  and  the 
first  star  in  tho  bottom  line.  Take  care  also 
that  the  last  letters  of  each  word  lie  exactly 
between  the  last  stars  in  the  top  and  bottom 
lines,  and  then,  if  you  get  the  words  rip;ht, 
you  cau  easily  insert  letters  in  place  of  stara 
and  read  a  well  known  proverb  around  the 
edge  of  the  figure.  The  words  are  of  un- 
equal length. 

No.  493.— Enigma. 

A  hundred  and  fifty,  if  rightly  applied, 
To  a  place  where  the  living  did  once  all  reside; 
Or  a  consonan*  joined  to  a  sweet  singing  bird, 
Will  give  you  a  name  that  you've  oftentimea 

heard, 
Which,  'niong  your  friends,  at  least  one  person 

owns; 
It's  the  rival  of  Smith,  and  as  common  as  Jones. 


No.  494.— Riddles. 

Why  is  a  thought  like  the  seal 
When  does  a  black  and  tan  dog  change 
color? 

Why  is  the  letter  K  like  a  pig's  tail? 
When  is  coffee  like  the  soil? 
Why  is  a  shoemaker  like  a  true  lover? 
Why  is  green  grass  like  a  mouse? 


Progressive  Memory. 
In  this  simple  parlor  amusement  sharp  eyee 
and  a  good  memory  are  needed.  A  tray  is 
brought  in  containing  about  twenty  articles, 
such  as  a  ring,  fork,  bit  of  ribbon,  an  apple, 
etc.  Tho  tray  is  placed  on  the  center  of  the 
table  for  fifteen  seconds,  and  then  removed 
out  of  sight.  Each  one  must  now  give  a  list 
of  tho  articles  on  tho  tray,  and  tho  one  giving 
tha  longest  list  scores  one  point.  This  is  re- 
peated six  times  (the  articles  being  changed 
each  time)  ami  th»  highest  number  of  points 
wins.  Any  article  named  which  is  not  on  the, 
tray  takes  two  off  tho  score. 


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have 


A  Coming  Congressman. 

Omaha  Youth — Pa,  do  you  know  I 
made  a  discovery? 

Pa — No,  my  son;  what  have  you  found! 

O.  Y. — Well,  I  have  discovered  that  an 
•gg  is  in  one  respect  like  the  Englishman's 
country. 

Pa — Well,  really,  my  boy,  how  is  that? 

O.  Y. — The  sun  never  sets  on  it. 


No.  495. — A  Recent  Novel  Craze. 

In  earnest,  not  In  Jest. 
In  worst,  not  in  best. 
In  black,  not  in  wulto. 
In  loose,  not  in  tight. 
In  short,  not  in  long. 
In  right,  not  in  wrong. 
In  loose,  not  in  taut. 
In  cold,  not  in  hot. 
In  this,  not  in  that. 
In  slim,  not  in  fat. 
In  crooked,  not  in  straight. 
In  early,  not  iu  late. 
IB  ten  and  in  one. 
Whole  Is  a  late  and  noted  work  of  fiction. 


Ko.  406. — Illustrated  Rebus. 

The  answer  to  the 
accompanying  rebus  is 
a  proverb  referring  to 
the  possible  weakness 
of  that  which  seems 
strong. — St.  Nicholas. 


No.  497. — The  Prisoners  in  the  Tower. 

An  old  king,  a  beautiful  princess  and  a  page 
were  imprisoned  in  a  high  tower  to  which 
there  was  but  one  opening,  a  window  150  feet 
above  the  ground.  The  only  means  of  escape 
was  afforded  by  a  rope  which  passed  over  a 
pulley  fijed  to  the  outside  of  _the  tower^ jmd 


on  eacn  ena  or  wnicn  nung  a  basket.  W  hen- 
ever  one  basket  was  at  the  window  the  other 
was  on  the  ground  below  the  tower.  The 
rope  itself  was  inclosed  in  such  a  way  that  a 
person  iu  one  of  the  baskets  could  neither 
help  himself  by  means  of  it  nor  receive  help 
from  the  other  prisoners.  In  short,  the  only 
way  the  baskets  could  be  used  was  by  placing 
a  heavier  weight  in  the  one  than  in  the  other. 

Now,  the  old  king  weighed  195  pounds,  the 
princess  105  pounds,  the  page  90  pounds,  and 
they  found  in  the  tower  an  iron  chain  weigh- 
ing 75  pounds.  The  weight  in  the  descending 
basket  could  not  exceed  that  in  the  ascending 
basket  by  more  than  15  pounds  without  caus- 
ing a  descent  so  rapid  as  to  be  dangerous  to  a 
human  being,  although  such  a  speed  would 
of  course  not  injure  the  chain.  Further- 
more, only  two  persons,  or  one  person  and 
the  chain,  could  be  placed  in  the  same  basket 
at  the  same  tune. 

How  did  the  party  manage  to  escape  and 
take  the  chain  with  them? 


No.  498.— A  Perfect  Diamond. 


***** 

\»     V»     "if     W      :'»•«»* 

***** 

*      *      * 

The  single  stars  represent  the  same  conso- 
nant. The  row  of  three,  "the  topmost  point." 
The  row  of  five,  an  ornament  of  precious 
stones  worn  upon  the  head.  The  row  of  seven, 
a  precious  stone  noted  for  its  brilliancy.  The 
row  of  five,  that  which  people  often  are  who 
possess  the  row  of  seven.  The  row  of  three,  a 
conjunction.  The  vertical  row  of  seven,  a 
precious  stone  noted  for  its  hardness. 


No.  499. — Charade. 

A  worthless  first  I  do  despise, 
And  ev'ry  one  I  would  advise 

To  make  them  last. 
The  whole  was  heard  in  olden  time, 
As  it  pealed  forth  the  evening  chime, 

That  day  is  past. 


No.  50O. — Beheaded  Animals. 

Behead  an  animal  and  leave  part  of  a 
flower. 

Behead  an  animal  and  leave  part  of  your- 
self. 

Behead  an  animal  and  leave  a  propeller. 

Behead  an  animal  and  leave  a  parlor  orna- 
ment. 

Behead  an  animal  and  leave  a  fluid. 

Behead  an  quiin.il  aud  leave  a  Mexican 
tree, 

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Varieties. 

It  Ls  the  late  cat  that  catches  the  early  boot- 
jack. 

It  was  too  many  Roman  punches  that  did 
the  business  for  Julius  Caesar. 

When  trains  are  telescoped  the  poor  passen- 
gers see  stars. 

A  little  enlightenment  is  more  to  be  desired 
than  a  big  gas  bill 

The  best  way  to  make  the  hours  go  fast  is 
to  use  the  spur  of  the  moment 

Ko.  .-.01. — Enigma— A  Rural  Preacher. 

My  Chrisian  name  is  very  plain, 

And  not  at  all  befitting 
A.  position  which  but  few  obtain, 

And  none  would  think  of  quitting. 

I  am  a  minister  of  fame, 

My  sermons  are  quite  racy, 
And  though  you  may  not  like  my  name, 

You'll  feel  their  efficacy. 

If  you  should  to  the  bottom  go, 
And  taste  their  pungent  flavor, 

You'll  then  admit  their  strength,  I  know, 
And  say  there's  no  palaver. 

No  other  pulpit  in  the  land 

Can  be  of  mine  equal — 
Within  I  stand,  both  tall  and  grand, 

And  care  not  for  the  sequel 

No.  603.— Historical  Puzzle. 
I  am  composed  of  nine  letters. 

1.  My  first  and  fifth  are  the  initials  of  a 
noted  reformer. 

2.  My  fourth  and  second  the  initials  of  a 
favorite  story  teller. 

8.  My  seventh  the  initial  of  a  famous  scold. 

4.  My  sixth  the  initial  of  a  courageous  and 
strategic  king  of  an  eastern  country  who  lived 
many  years  ago. 

5.  My  eighth  tha  initial  of  a  living  mon- 
arch. 

6.  My  ninth  the  initial  of  a  Hebrew  pro- 
phet 

7.  My  third  the  initial  of  a  renowned  em- 
peror. 

My  whole  is  a  famous  date  in  American 
history. 

No.  503.— Letter  Rebuses, 
(a)    D  I  8  (b)      O 


8  T 


Va.  S04.  —  Motto  Enigma. 
My  3,  88.  15,  20  is  paradise. 
My  18,  19,  8,  1,  23,  8  la  to  hurry. 
My  2,  5,  10,  0,  10.  21  is  oue  who  lives  se- 


35,  27,  13,  12  is  value. 

14,  4  is  a  large  vessel 
My  11,  10,7,  17  i»  sand. 


No.  505. — A  Transposition. 

A  rich  fruit  and  how  we  would  like  to  buy 
it,  are  expressed  by  the  same  letters. 

No.  6O6.— A  Trick  for  Clever  Pencils. 


Starting  at  A,  make  this  figure  with  one 
continuous  line,  without  taking  the  pencil 
from  the  paper  or  going  over  any  line  twice, 

finishing  at  B. 


No.  507.— A  Scottish  TanBle. 
Ho!  awd  meos  worpe  het  fitgie  ge  su 
Ot  ese  relssou  sa  theirs  ees  us. 


No.  508.— An  Oddity. 
I  have  no  tongue,  and  yet  I  talk, 

Though  first  my  words  are  few; 
I  have  no  feet,  I  cannot  walk, 

Yet  run  I  can  and  do. 
In  figures  I  am  posted  well; 

I'll  point  them  out,  their  names  I'll  telL 
My  face— you  often  on  it  gaze ; 

My  hands  I  often  upward  raise 
In  truth  I  never  lifted  one 

But  what  I  told  you  when  twas  dona. 


No.  509. — Word  Transformation. 

Find  a  body  of  men  commanded  by  a 
colonel;  curtail,  and  leave  orderly  govern- 
ment; curtail  again,  and  leave  administra- 
tion; curtail  and  transpose,  and  make  to 
sully  deeply;  behead,  and  leave  frost;  re- 
verse, and  make  a  military  commander; 
transpose,  and  make  deep  mud ;  curtail  and 
reverse,  aud  leave  a  margin. 


No.  51O.— Arithmetical  Nut. 

From  0  take  9,  from  9  take  10,  from  40  take 
60,  and  have  C  left. 


No.  511. — Hidden  Authors. 
A  ten  footer  whose  name  begins  with  fifty. 
A  brighter  and  a  wiser  than  the  other. 
A  very  vital  part  of  the  bcniy. 
Worker  in  precious  metal*. 
Ladies'  garments. 
Comes  from  a  \>i^. 

Is  a  chain  of  hills  containing  a  dark  treas- 
ure 


Book  oj  Puzzles. 


An  American  manufacturing  town. 
Humpbacked,  but  not  deformed. 
An  internal  pain. 
Value  of  word. 

No.  512.— Riddle. 
I  am  a  creature  of  creation, 
Used  by  the  English  speaking  nation; 
And  nearly  every  one  in  the  land 
Has  me  at  his  own  command. 
I  am  like  a  long  and  jointed  worm 
With  six-and-twenty  parts, 
And  permeate  our  literature, 
Our  sciences  and  arts. 
As  strange  a  creature  as  I  am, 
One  eye  alone  have  I ; 
And  yet  I  see  from  another  place 
Which  is  as  good  as  an  eye. 
My  different  parts  can  be  transposed, 
And  an  infinite  number  of  forms  disclosed; 
Or  you  some  parts  can  disconnect, 
Yet  over  me  it  shows  no  effect. 
Guess  me  now,  whoever  can, 
For  I  am  used  by  every  man. 


No.  513. — The  Card  Square. 


With  eight  pieces  of  card  or  paper  of  the 
shape  of  Fig.  a,  four  of  Fig.  b,  and  four  of 
Fig.  c,  and  of  proportionate  sizes,  form  a  per- 
fect square. 

No.  514.— PL 

Eehimnnopprsttuuyy. 

Out  of  these  letters  form  a  sentence  con- 
taining some  financial  advice  given  in  Shake- 
speare's "Othello." 


No.  515. — Cross  Word  Enigma. 

In  even,  not  in  odd. 
In  husk,  but  not  in  pod. 
In  willow,  not  in  yew. 
In  plenty,  not  in  few. 
In  soul,  but  not  in  mind. 
In  angry,  not  in  kind. 
In  loosen,  not  in  bind. 
My  whole,  I  need  not  say, 
You'll  find  a  bird  of  prey. 


No.  51G. — Numerical  Enigma. 

My  1,  2,  3,  4  is  a  small  body  of  water. 
My  4,  7,  3,  5  is  a  perfect  tense  of  a  verb. 
My  6,  2,  9,  5  is  a  beautiful  flower  having  a 
polypetalous  corolla. 


My  4,  7,  2,  6  is  an  opening  into  a  house. 
My  4,  2,  9,  5  is  a  portion  of  medicine  taken 
at  once. 

My  6,  7,  1,  5  is  a  large  cord. 
My  6,  7,  2,  4  is  a  crucifix. 
My  9,  7,  8,  6  is  to  become  acid. 
My  1,  2,  9,  5,  C  is  that  which  puzzles. 
My  6,  7,  8,  9,  5  is  to  stir  up. 
My  6,  7,  8,  3,  4  is  to  make  circular. 
My  whole  is  heavy. 


No.  517. — Tempting  Fruits. 

The  letters  in  each  of  the  following  sen- 
tences may  be  transposed  so  as  to  spell  the 
name  of  a  fruit. 

1.  Song  era.  2.  One  law  term.  3.  In  a 
center.  4.  Mop,  eager  ant.  5.  'T  is  a  crop. 
6.  Plain  peep.  7.  Rich  seer.  8.  A  speech. 
9.  Ere  brass  writ.  10.  Brier  scaner. 


No.  518. — Drop  Letter  Proverb. 
A-L-O-K-N-N-P-A-M-K-S-A-K-D-L-B-Y. 
Supply   missing   letters  and   find   a  wel] 
known  proverb. 

No.  519. — Conundrums. 
Why  Is  the  letter  Q  like  12  o'clock  p.  m,! 
When  is  hay  like  a  good  cat  ? 
When  you  toss  your  baby  boy  above  your 
head  what  foreign  drink  does  he  represent? 


A  Few  Riddles  Solved. 

Feet  have  they,  but  they  walk  not — stoves. 

Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not — potatoes. 

Teeth  have  they,  but  they  chew  not — saws. 

Noses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not — tea- 
pots. 

Mouths  have  they,  but  they  taste  not — 
rivers. 

Hands  have  they,  but  they  handle  not — 
clocks. 

Ears  have  they,  but  they  hear  not — corn- 
stalks. 

Tongues  have  they,  but  they  talk  not— 
wagons. 

No.  62O. — Metagram. 

Six  letters  constitute  the  whole; 

Draw  hither,  welcome  friend ; 
Here  cluster  all  our  househeld  joys, 

And  pleasures  have  no  end. 
Remove  one  letter,  head  or  foot, 

In  either  case  the  same; 
If  head,  it  leaves  you  all  the  world, 

If  foot,  the  sacred  flame 
Of  life  is  kept  aglow,  by  this, 

Its  courage,  purpose,  love; 
And  listen,  for  I  bid  you  to 

When  the  next  foot  you  remove. 
You 're  deaf?   Would'st  have  me  lend  an 
ear? 

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I  will,  behead  again; 
Replace  a  foot,  behead  once  more, 
And  "science"  will  remain. 


No.  521.— Double  Acrostic. 

My  primals  and  finals  are  the  same  as  the 
first  cross  word. 

CrossWords:  1.  A  castle  In  Spain.  2.  The 
quantity  contained  in  a  ladle.  3.  A  convul- 
sive sound  which  comes  from  the  throat.  4. 
The  same  as  the  first  cross  word.  5.  A  spar 
by  means  of  which  the  mainsail  of  a  small 
vessel  is  extended.  6.  An  organization  for 
playing  the  national  game.  7.  One  who  en- 
rolls or  records.  8.  The  same  as  the  first 
cross  word. 

No.  622. — Curtailment. 

Astronomers  can  clearly  prove 
My  whole  is  ever  on  the  move. 
The  word  curtailed,  beyond  dispute 
A  joiner's  tool  will  constitute. 
Curtailed  again,  and  then,  I  ween, 
A  form  or  model  will  be  seen. 


No.  523. — Numerical  Enigma. 

My  4,  2  is  a  personal  pronoun. 
My  3,  5,  C,  7  is  a  verb  meaning  to  labor. 
My  1,  2,  3  is  an  adjective  meaning  not  old. 
My  4,  5,  C,  7  is  a  county  in  England. 
Whole  is  the  name  of  a  large  city  in  the 
United  States.     

No.  524.— Rebus  for  Boys  and    Girl*. 


No.  625.— Tangled  \VUdom. 

Ihts  drowl  si  ont  os  adb  a  lordw 
Sa  mosc  doulw  kilo  ot  kame  ti, 

Tub  threwhe  ogdo  ro  hethrew  dbs 
Spended  no  who  ew  kate  ti. 


No.  526. — Charade. 
My  first  Is  oft  a  kind  of  exercise, 
From  which  a  serious  second  may  arise. 
My  third,  to  hunt,  the  prey  is  in  the  air. 
My  first  again,  a  mineral,  far  from  rare; 


My  second  also  means  a  sort  of  series; 
My  third  sometimes  a  busy  mason  wearies. 
My  first  is  found  on  every  ship  that  floats; 
My  second,  sailors  do,  in  smaller  boats. 
My  third  is  done  by  peddlers  to  sell  goods. 
My  first-second  flees  unto  the  woods, 
When  chased  by  its  enemy,  my  third, 
Which  the  whole  names  in  full ;  it's  a  bird. 


No.  527.— Nuts  to  Crack. 

When  asked  how  many  nuts  he  had  in  hla 
basket,  a  boy  replied  that  when  he  counted 
them  over  2  by  2,  3  by  3,  4  by  4,  5  by  5,  or 
6  by  6,  there  was  1  remaining;  when  he 
counted  them  by  7s  there  was  no  remainder. 
How  many  had  he? 


No.  528. — Letter  Rebus. 
C  C 

tenti  tr 


No.  529. — An  Enigmatical  Feast. 

Each  of  the  following  phrases  represent 
something  to  eat  or  drink. 

1.  What  a  gambler  risks.  2.  The  cursed 
son.  3.  An  American  general's  and  four- 
tenths  of  a  British  general's  name.  4.  The 
destroyer  of  our  race.  5.  A  letter  of  the  al- 
phabet. 6.  Resting  place  for  a  bird.  7.  An 
island.  8.  A  color.  9.  An  emblem  of  inno- 
cence. 10.  What  a  French  town  is  noted  for. 
11.  A  tailor's  implement.  12.  A  country. 


Punlana. 

Unseemly  conduct— That  of  a  wife  who 
will  not  sew. 
Cut  glass— Glaziers. 
A  stern  command— "Port  your  helm." 
A  spirit  painting — A  red  nose. 
No  quarter — Twenty  cents. 
A  backward  spring — A  somersault 
Moral  furniture — Upright  colonial  chairs. 
Usually  make  a  good  impression— Molders. 
Regulated  by  the  weather— Thermometer* 
A  brilliant  subject— The  electric  light. 
Overdoing  the  thing— Roofing  the  house. 
A  staple  article— The  hook  on  a  gate. 


No.  630.— Enigma  In  Rhyme, 
rm  heard  In  halls  of  festivity. 

I'm  heard  In  the  house  of  prayer; 
and  so  on  the  fluid  of  battle. 

You  will  also  find  me  there; 
I've  charms  to  soothe;  I'm  called  divine; 
I'm  the  deepest  utterance  of  feeling  sublime; 
fho  sweetest  sound  to  mortal  ears, 
Ind  the  silver  key  to  the  fountain  of  tears. 


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No.  531.— Word  Square. 

1  A  city  of  Anatoli,  Asia  Minor.  8.  Gives 
rigor  to.  3.  Young  plants.  4.  To  do  too 
much.  5.  To  give  up.  6.  To  range  in  classes. 

1.  A  shepherd.  2.  Habit.  8.  Sluggish.  4. 
The  tip  or  end  of  the  toe.  6.  A  bird  allied 
to  thrush.  6.  To  ransom. 


No.  632—  The  Magic  Octagon. 


Upon  a  piece  of  cardboard  draw 

The  three  designs  below; 
I  should  have  said  of  each  shape  four, 

Which  when  cut  out  will  show, 
If  joined  correctly,  that  which  you 

Are  striving  to  unfold — 
An  octagon,  familiar  to 

My  friends  both  young  and  old. 


No.  533. — A  Remarkable  Journey. 
In  a  journey  around  the  world  I  saw  and 
heard  many  strange  things.  I  saw  a  moun- 
tain of  Massachusetts  followed  by  a  large  in- 
•ect  run  across  two  of  the  southern  states. 
I  saw  two  nations  hurling  an  Ohio  town  at 
each  other.  I  saw  a  bay  of  England  hung 
up  to  dry.  I  saw  a  city  of  Germany  crawl- 
ing along  the  ground.  I  saw  one  of  the  Brit- 
ish isles,  with  a  cape  of  North  America,  sit- 
ting by  a  bay  of  Africa  eating  towns  of  New 
Jersey  and  a  city  of  Asia.  I  saw  two  capes 
of  the  Atlantic  coast  so  badly  injured  while 
playing  with  a  river  of  North  America  that 
it  was  necessary  to  send  for  a  lake  of  the 
came  region  to  attend  them.  I  heard  the 
savage  Shetland  island  of  the  North  Ameri- 
can river  and  the  roar  of  an  Austrian  town. 
But  when  I  returned  to  my  home  and  told 
my  friends  of  these  things,  they  said  my 
•tory  was  a  group  of  islands  off  the  coast  of 
Great  Britain.  Can  you  show  that  it  was 
not? 

No.    534. — Double  Acrostic. 

My  primals  name  a  certain  kind  of  puzzle ; 
my  finals  name  riddles. 

Cross  words:  1.  An  impressive  command. 
2.  Concealed.  3.  Graduates  of  a  college.  4. 
Mounting.  5.  A  place  of  refuge.  C.  A  large 
and  beautiful  flower.  7.  Frames  for  holding 
pictures. 

No.  535. — The  Puzzling  Pearls. 
A  lady  sent  a  cross  of  pearls  to  be  repaired 
by  a  jeweler.    To   provide   against  any  of 
|he   pearls}  being  stolen,  she  observed  that, 


counting  rrom  rne  Dotcom  ol  tne  crow  up- 
ward, in  any  direction,  the  number  of  pearl* 
was  nine,  as  follows,  each  figure  representing 
a  pearl: 

9 

8 

7 
9870789 

5 

4 

8 

2 

1 

But  the  jeweler  cleverly  abstracted  two  of 
the  pearls  and  rearranged  the  remainder  so 
that  they  still  retained  the  original  form  and 
counted  nine  as  before.  How  did  be  do  itf 


No.  C38.— Decapitations. 

1.  Decapitate  a  digest  of  laws  and  leave  a 
lyric  poem. 

2.  Decapitate  a  greater  quantity  and  leave 
a  metal. 

i    8.  Decapitate  the  fruit  of  the  cedar  and 
leave  unity. 

4.  Decapitate  to  choose  and  leave  the  same 
meaning. 

5.  Decapitate  a  tool  used  for  splitting  and 
leave  a  rim. 

6.  Decapitate   the   act   of   betraying  and 
leave  to  discuss. 


No.  537. — A  Curious  Conversation. 

(Read  by  sound  and  find  the  names  of 
eleven  public  speakers,  showmen  and  musi- 
cians.) 

Tom  and  I  went  to  the  menagerie  last  Sat- 
urday, and  on  the  way  home  we  had  a  miser- 
able time.  Reuben's  tiny  little  dog  followed 
us.  We  had  just  started  for  homo  when  a 
hard  shower  came  up,  and  the  lightning  al- 
most made  us  blind.  Tom  and  I  ran  for  a 
street  car.  We  overtook  Madge,  and  just  as 
Tony  passed  her  she  stepped  on  his  fore  paw 
and  hurt  him  so  that  Tom  had  to  carry  him. 
It  was  horrid  in  the  car,  cold  as  a  barn,  um- 
brellas dripping  all  over  us,  and  then  the 
harness  broke.  The  driver  had  to  slop  the 
car,  buckle  up  the  harness  :is  \vi-ll  us  In-  muld 
and  drive  on.  1  thought  we  would  .not  get 
home  at  all.  Madge  got  on  board,  too,  and  the 
lovely  bird  Etta  gave  her  for  her  hat  \v;i.s  all 
soaked  with  the  rain.  I  never  saw  the  clouds 
deliver  more  rain  in  half  an  hour  than  they 
did  that  afternoon.  Grandpa  Paulson  is 
old  weather  authority,  and  ho  never  su\v  n. 
harder  storm.  Isn't  this  street  marked 
Wayne  street?  It  is,  and  I  must  get  out. 
Good  by. 

No.  538. — Transformations. 

I  am  a  word  and  mean  to  shrink ; 

To  watch,  read  backward  I  will  be; 
Curtail  me  and  hostility 

Will  mrely  be  the  word  you'll  sea. 


Everybody  s 


Read  backward  once  again  and  find 
Unfinished,  then  behead  and  pluc« 

One  little  letter  to  my  tail ; 
A  sharp  tool  stares  you  in  the  face. 


No.  539.— Riddle. 
Two  sisters  on  one  day  were  born, 
Rosy  and  dewy  as  the  morn, 
True  as  a  sailor  to  his  lass, 
Yet  words  between  them  often  pass; 
At  morn  they  part,  but  then  at  night 
They  meet  again  and  all  is  right ; 
What  seldom  you  in  nymphs  discover, 
They're  both  contented  with  one  lover. 


No.  540. — Illustrated  Rebus. 


No,  541.— Cross  Word    Enigma. 

My  first  is  in  cotton,  but  not  in  silk ; 
My  second  in  coffee,  but  not  in  milk ; 
My  third,  is  in  wet,  but  «04  iu  dry; 
My  fourth  is  in  scream,  but  not  in  cry; 
My  fifth  is  in  lark,  but  not  in  sparrow ; 
My  sixth  is  in  wide,  but  not  in  narrow; 
My  seventh  in  pain,  but  not  in  sting; 
My  whole  is  a  flower  that  blooms  in  spring. 


No.  542.— The  Nine  Digits. 
Place  the  nine  digits  (that  is  the  figures  un- 
der 10)  in  three  rows  in  such  a  way  that,  add- 
ing them  together  either  up,  down,  across  or 
from  corner  to  corner,  they  shall  always 
make  15. 


No.  043. — Geographical  Skeleton*. 

1.  — i— a;  a  city  in  Peru. 

2.  — i — e;  a  river  in  Africa. 

3.  —a— a— a;  a  country  in  North  America. 

—a;  a  city  in  Switzerland. 

—a;  a  capital  city  in  the  United 


4. 

5.  — 
(rates. 

6.  — « — a — o;  a  mountain  in  Syria. 


No.  544. — Letter  Rebuses. 

Ac  Bolt 

(a) (b) 


DA 


TH 


No.  545. — Charade. 

My  first  is  dark. 
My  second  is  a  preposition. 
My  third  is  a  storm. 

My  whole  la  a  bird  famous  for  its  vocal 
fewer. 


No.  646. — Weather  Wise. 

1.  Behead  "frozen  rain"  and  have  "to  affect 
with  pain  or  uneasiness  either  physical  or 
mental." 

2.  Behead  "watery  particles  congealed  into 
white  crystals'"  and  have  "the  present  time." 

3.  Syncopate    "a  violent    disturbance   of 
the  atmosphere,"  transpose,  and  ha^e  "great- 
est." 

4.  Syncopate  "a  fall  of  rain  of  short  du- 
ration," and  have  "one  who  scatters." 


A  Pleasing  Kind  of  Subtraction. 

How  can  you  take  45  from  45,  and  let  the 
remainder  be  45?    Thus: 

98765432  1=45. 
12345078  9=45. 


86419753  2=45. 


No.  647.— What  Are  They? 

We  travel  much,  yet  pris'uers  are, 
And  close  confined  to  boot; 

We  with  the  swiftest  horse  keep  pace, 
Yet  always  go  on  foot. 


No.  648. — The  Three  Travelers. 
Three  men  met  at  a  caravansary  or  inn  in 
Persia.  Two  of  them  had  brought  their  pro- 
visions with  them,  according  to  the  custom 
of  the  country,  A  having  five  loaves  and  B 
having  three.  C  had  not  provided  anything, 
but  all  three  ate  together,  and  when  the 
loaves  were  gone  C  paid  A  and  B  eight  piece* 
of  money  as  the  value  of  his  share.  How 
many  pieces  were  A  and  B  each  entitled  tot 


No  549. — An  American  Author. 


No.  550.— Charade. 

My  first,  how  many  hopes  attend 

The  breaking  of  its  seal  1 
What  more  can  test  a  seeming  friend 

Than  what  it  will  reveal! 

My  aecond  soon  we  all  shall  be, 
Though  lofty  bo  our  grade  i 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


And  those  who  live  shall  surely  see 
My  whole  above  us  cast  Its  shad*. 


No.  551. — Changes. 

1.  Change  salty  into  foreigners.  2.  Change 
wrinkled  into  a  bird.  3.  Change  a  filament 
Into  scarcity.  4.  Change  pieces  of  meat  into 
a  vessel  for  holding  coal.  5.  Change  a  kind 
of  plunger  into  sharp  ends.  6.  Change  a  kind 
of  plum  into  wanderers;  again,  into  atoms. 


No.  552. — Word  Squares. 

1,  an  instrument  for  printing;  2,  belonging 
to  the  country ;  3,  to  rub  out ;  4,  a  sluice  or 
sieve ;  5,  to  take  rest. 

1.  Formed.  3.  To  change  places.  3.  A 
charm  worn  to  prevent  evil.  4.  A  city  in 
Illinois.  5.  Happenings.  6.  To  hate  ex- 
tremely. 

No.  553.— A  Quaint  Puzzl*. 
Write  a  cipher, 
Prefix  fifty, 
To  the  right  place  five; 
Then  add  one  fifth  of  eight. 
The  whole  will  be  the  sum  of  human  happi- 
ness 

No.    554. — Double    Acrostic. 

Words  of  seven  letters:  1.  A  man  of  high 
rank.  2.  A  long  heavy  sword.  8.  Lodgings. 
4.  Bold.  5.  A  town  of  Sicily.  6.  An  infant. 
7.  Called,  named. 

Primals  and  finals,  two  foreign  countries. 


No.  655. — Enigma. 

From  rosy  gates  we  issue  forth, 
From  east  to  west,  from  south  to  north, 
Unseen,  unfelt,  by  night,  by  day, 
Abroad  we  take  our  airy  way. 
We  foster  love  and  kindly  strife, 
The  bitter  and  the  sweet  of  life; 
Piercing  and  sharp  we  wound  like  steel, 
Now,  smooth  as  oil,  those  wounds  we  heal 
Not  strings  of  pearl  are  valued  more, 
Nor  gems  encased  in  golden  ore; 
Yet  thousands  of  us  every  day 
Worthless  and  vile  are  cast  away. 
Ye  wise,  secure  with  bars  of  brass 
The  double  gates  through  which  we  pass; 
For,  once  escaped,  back  to  our  cell, 
Nor  art,  nor  man,  can  us  compel. 


No  550. — Octagons. 

I.  1.  A  couch.  2.  Harmonics.   3.  A  clum- 
sy workman.    4.  To  form  by  means  of  in- 
cisions upon  wood.    5.  Detained.    0.  To  sep- 
arate.   7.  A  color. 

II.  1.  Performed.    2.  Decreased    in    size. 
8   One  who  hangs  about  others.    4.  An   un- 
grateful person.    5.  Tarried.    6.  To  hinder. 
7.  A  color. 


No.  557. —Historical  Character*. 
Example:  Who  asks  for  admittance?    An- 
swer, John  Knox. 

1.  Used  by  potters. 

2.  A  kind  of  stove. 

8,  One  who  dresses  queerly,  and  a  fur  bear- 
ing animal. 

4.  A  kind  of  nut  Is  inclosed  in  it. 

5.  A  military   title,  and  the  plural  of  a 
lady's  garment. 

No.  558.—  Riddle*. 

What  is  that  of  which  the  common  sort  U 
the  best? 

Why  should  a  parfumer  be  a  good  editor? 

Why  is  a  man  like  a  green  goosebarry? 

What  is  the  color  of  a  grass  plot  covered 
with  snow? 

Why  ought  a  greedy  man  to  wear  a  plaid 
waistcoat? 

When  was  B  the  first  letter  in  the  alphabet? 

Which  is  the  longest  letter  in  the  alphabet? 

No.  539. — Ilroken  Word*. 

Example:  Break  a  pardon  and  make  a 
preposition  and  to  bestow ;  answer,  for-give. 

1.  Break  a  bird,  and  make  to  fold  over  and 
part  of  an  army.  2.  Break  to  perform  to  ex- 
cess, and  make  above  and  a  division  in  a 
drama.  8.  Break  one  of  the  same  name,  and 
make  to  nominate  and  purpose.  4.  Break  a 
name  sometimes  given  to  an  emigrant,  and 
make  a  color  and  a  musical  instrument.  5. 
Break  the  end,  and  make  part  of  a  fish  and  a 
verb.  6.  Break  delight,  and  make  part  of 
the  head  and  a  case  of  boxes.  7.  Break  a  fa- 
miliar piece  of  furniture,  and  make  observing 
and  a  brittle  substance.  8.  Break  the  pole 
star,  and  make  burdens  and  a  sailor.  9. 
Break  a  Grecian  theatre,  and  uvike  a  short 
poem  and  upon.  10.  Break  to  separate  chaff 
with  wind,  and  make  to  gain  and  the  present 
time. 

When  these  words  have  been  rightly  guess- 
ed and  written  one  below  the  other,  the  in- 
itials of  the  first  column  of  words  will  spell 
the  name  of  a  famqus  post  born  in  February, 
and  the  initials  of  the  second  the  nam3  of  a 
famous  statesman  and  soldier  born  in  Febru- 
ary-   

No.  500. — Character  1'uza.le. 

X-X-D  A  K-*-*-500-50-Y  II-&  &  G-l-E  O- 
O-0-500  \V-O-R-.WS  'J  H-*-30-P  T-*-»  3-*- 
600  &  P-O-O-R  2  50-1- V-E. 


No.  501. — A  Diamond. 

1.  A  letter.  2.  A  common  garden  plant 
8.  Leans.  4.  Noting  glands  near  thu  ears. 
5.  Having  six  eyes.  6.  Harmonized.  7. 
Quartz.  8.  A  vulgar  name  for  a  parent.  9. 
A  letter. 


Everybody's 


No.  562. — A  Doable  Acrostic. 
Words  of  seven    letters— 1.    Base.    2.    A 
round  building.    8.  A  province  of  Canada. 
4.  Beyond.    Primals,    a     bird.    Finals,    to 
•kip.    Connected,  a  wild  flower. 

No.  663. — Transformation  Puzzle. 


But  Las  he  daughtersT— then  His  plainly  sho? 
That  I  to  them  am  seldom  but  a  loan. 


J5 


Plant  these  six  bits  of  paper — three  at 
depth  A  and  three  at  depth  B— and  you  will 
get  a  vegetable.  Plant  them  a  second  time 
and  get  an  animal. 


564. — An  Eggs-act  Answer  Wanted. 
"Twice  as  many  eggs  as  you  I'll  eat, 
If  of  yours  you  will  give  me  two." 
"An  equal  number  we  will  get 
If  two  eggs  I  may  have  from  you." 

Twas  thus  two  hungry  men  conversed; 

How  many  eggs  had  each  at  first? 

IS'o.  503. — Anagrams. 
Each  anagram  represents  one  word — a  com- 
mon noun. 

1.  To  run  at  men.  4.  Gilt  trash. 

2.  Made  moral.  5.  I  sent  love, 
8.  Guess  then  our  line.   G.  A  nice  pet. 


No.  606.— Word  Changes. 

(1.)  Find  a  certain  tree,  transpose  and 
make  ran ;  again,  and  make  was  inclined ;  add 
a  letter  and  make  frightened ;  transpose  and 
make  holy ;  behead  and  curtail  and  make  a 
portion  of  laud.  (2.)  Find  an  old  game  at 
cards,  curtail  and  leave  a  kind  of  type;  again, 
and  leave  to  charge  with  powder;  again,  and 
leave  precise;  curtail  once  more,  transpose, 
and  make  to  cut  off;  behead  and  reverse,  and 
make  what  printers  make  only  accidentally. 

No.  667. — Enigma. 

Enigma  guessers,  tell  me  what  I  am. 
Pve  been  a  drake,  a  fox,  a  hare,  a  lamb- 
Ton  all  possess  me,  and  in  every  strtt-t 
In  varied  shape  and  form  with  me  you'll  meet; 
With  Christians  I  am  never  single  known, 
Am  given,  or  scarlet,  brown,  white,  gray  or  stout. 
I  dwelt  in  I'ani'Jiso  with  Mother  Eve, 
And  went  witli  her,  when  she,  alas!  did  leave. 
To  Britain  with  Caractacus  I  came, 
And  made  Augustus  drear  known  to  fame. 
The  lover  gives  me  on  his  wedding  day, 
The  poet  writes  me  In  his  natal  lay; 
The  father  always  gives  me  to  each  BOO, 
qpt  tf_hj.  fagi  ^rjly jor  ooj^ 


No.  568.— Rose  Puzzle. 


Each  of  the  nine  small  pictures  suggests  th» 
name  of  a  rose. — St.  Nicholas. 


No.  669. — Half  Square  and  Diamond. 

Half  Square :  1 ,  a  dipper ;  2,  a  passage  into 
a  bay;  3,  to  cloy;  4,  to  learn;  5,  a  pronoun; 
6,  a  letter. 

Diamond:  1,  a  consonant;  2,  three-sevenths 
of  sassafras;  3,  a  rock;  4,  a  kind  of  clay;  5,  a 
email  bird;  0,  three-fifths  of  enemy;  7,  a 
voweL 

No.  570.— Voltaire's  Riddle. 

What  is  the  longest  and  yet  the  shortest 
thing  in  the  world;  the  swiftest  and  the 
most  slow;  the  most  divisible  and  the  most 
extended;  the  least  valued  and  the  most  re- 
gretted; without  which  nothing  can  be  done; 
which  devours  everything,  however  small, 
and  yet  gives  life  and  spirit  to  all  things,  how- 
ever great! 

No.  571.— Charade. 

Industrious's  my  first  I  ween, 
In  households  where  'tis  often  seen; 
And  when  the  wrong  you  may  pursue, 
My  first  you  then  should  quickly  do; 
Second  ami  third  no'er  brings  success, 
Nor  power  does  it  e'er  possess; 
Homeless  and  friendless  in  the  street, 
My  total  you  often  chance  to  meet. 

— Good  Housekeeping. 


No.  579. — A  Poet  Transformed. 
First,  a  veritable  poet;  transpose,  and  JKW 
may  fry  him  for  breakfast]  tr 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


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ana  He  is  a  wager ;  again,  ana  ne  De«omes  a 
winter  pleasure;  behead  him  next  and  he  is 
a  girl's  name;  transpose,  and  be  is  to  assume; 
again,  he  is  a  tree;  curtail,  and  he  is  a  decoc- 
tion; transpose,  he  is  to  consume;  again,  and 
he  is  consumed;  curtail  once  more,  and  he  ia 
near,  to. 

No.  573.— The   Row  of  Figures. 
In  what  manner  can  a  person  reckon  up 
how  much  the  numbers  1,  2, 3,  4,  G,  etc.,  up  to 
60  amount  to,  without  adding  them  up,  either 
in  your  head  or  upon  paper? 


No.  574. — Conundrum. 

John  Smith,  Esq.,  went  out  shooting,  and 
took  his  interestingly  sagacious  pointer  with 
him.  This  noble  quadrupedal  and,  occasional- 
ly, graminivorous  specimen  went  not  before, 
went  not  behind  nor  on  one  side  of  him. 
Then  where  did  the  horrid  brute  go? 


No.  575. — Hidden  Authors. 

1.  What  a  rough  mannered  man  said  to  his 
son  when  he  wished  him  to  eat  properly. 

2.  Is  a  lion's  house  dug  in  the  side  of  a  hill 
where  there  is  no  water. 

3.  Pilgrims  and  flatterers  knelt  low  to  kiss 
him. 

4.  Makes  and  mends  for  first  class  customers. 

5.  Represents   the   dwellings  of    civilized 
man. 

6.  Is  a  kind  of  linen. 

7.  Is  worn  on  the  head. 

8.  A  name  that  means  such  fiery  things  w« 
can't  describe  their  pains  and  stings. 

9.  belonging  to  a  monastery. 

No.  576.— How  la  Your  Head? 
A  common  English  word  of  five  letters,  de- 
noting the  condition  in  which  the  sea  is,  and 
the  heads  of  everybody  ought  to  be,  may  b* 
written  in  this  form: 

*  *    *    *    * 

*  *         *    * 

*  *         * 

*  *         *    * 


So  that  forward,  backward,  downward, 
upward  or  diagonally  the  orthography  is  the 
tame. 

You  whose  heads  are  in  that  condition  can 
readily  demonstrate  the  proposition. 


No.  577.— The  Riddle  of  Riddles. 

The  riddle  of  riddles— It  leaps  and  it  skips: 
Tis  seen  in  the  eyes,  and  it  cheats  on  the  lipa; 
It  seldom  ia  found,  though  oftentimes  read; 
Tis  sometimes  a  feather,  and  now  and  then  lead 
If  it  meets  with  its  match,  'tis  happily  caught; 
If  money  can  buy  it,  'tis  not  worth  a  groat. 


No.  678. — Knlgma. 
We  are  of  many  shapes  and  shades, 

We've  a  language  all  our  own ; 
We  flourish  'round  the  humble  cot 

As  well  as  the  palace  home. 
We  are  used  to  deck  the  happy  bride 

When  to  Hymen's  shrine  she's  led; 
We're  placed  upon  the  lowly  grave 

As  tribute  to  the  dead. 


No.  579.— Rebus. 
Lao. 
10. 

Dear  solvers,  your  thoughts  turn  to  me, 
A  synonym  for  brevity. 


No.  580.— Rhomboid. 

Across — 1.  Searched.  2.  Set  sail  8. 
Charged  with  powder.  4.  Roman  magis- 
trates (Rom.  ant.).  5.  To  appreciate  the 
worth  of.  6.  The  cerumen.  Down— 1.  A 
letter.  2.  A  personal  pronoun.  8.  Woolly  or 
villous  surface,  as  of  cloth.  4.  To  weary.  6. 
To  cut  off,  as  a  syllable.  6.  Death.  7.  A 
tract  of  land  in  the  form  of  the  Greek  letter 
A.  8.  A  ruminant  quadruped.  9.  To  fasten 
together  with  thread.  10.  A  relative.  1L 
A  letter.  

No.  581.— Rebus  for  Little  Folk. 


No.  583. — Wood  Squares. 

1.  To  devastate.  2.  A  stage  player.  8.  A 
gem.  4.  A  medicine.  5.  Upright. 

L  To  bite  into  small  pieces.  2.  Caprice.  8. 
To  entertain.  4.  A  famous  law  giver.  &. 
To  urge.  

No.  583. — Hidden  Flowers. 

1.  It  is  more  difficult  to  read  poetry  than 
prose. 

2.  Mr.  Jarousky  declares  that  he  will  never 
be  naturalized. 

8.  I  found  a  broken  cup  in  Kate's  cup- 
board. 

4.  That  is  a  lovely  blue  crape  on  your  bon- 
net.   

No.  684.— Crossword  Enigma. 
In  oats,  no^  ip  corn; 


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Everybody^ 


In  hoof,  notlnhorti; 
In  waiter,  not  In  cook  5 
In  button,  not  in  book; 
In  crescent,  not  in  moon ; 
In  rabbit,  not  iu  coon, 
My  tfhole  is  an  eastern  country. 


Klaw  ni  eth  rttrf  dan  outh  lasht  < 
Het  herot  erev  lowlof  eeth. 


No.  583. — A  Knotty  Problem. 

Place  six  straight  lines  in    a  row,   thus: 
I  I  I  I  I.    Now  add  to  them  five  straight 
liues  and  have  only  nine. 


No.  586.— Charade. 

My  first  I  hope  you  are, 
My  second  I  see  you  are, 
My  whole  I  know  you  are. 


No.  587. — Curtailment. 

A  stranger  comes  from  foreign  shores, 

Perchance  to  seek  relief; 
Curtail  him,  and  you  find  his  tale 

Unworthy  of  belief; 
Curtailed  again,  you  recognize 

An  old  Egyptian  chief. 


Some  Good  Anagrams. 

The  pith  of  a  good  anagram  is  that  it  should 
In  some  way  relate  to  the  meaning  of  the 
original  word.  Here  are  some  excellent  speci- 
mens: | 

Astronomers — No  more  stars  or  moon 
starers. 

Impatient — Tim  in  a  pet. 

Punishment— Nine  thumps. 

Matrimony — Into  my  arm. 

Revolution — To  love  ruin. 

Sweetheart — There  we  sat. 

Telegraphs — Great  helps. 

Parishioners — I  hire  parsons. 

Radical  reform — Rare  mad  frolic. 

Presbyterian — Best  in  prayer. 

Misanthrope — Spare  him  not. 

Catalogue — Got  as  a  clue. 

Elegant — Neat  leg. 


Ni..  58r.— What  Is  My  Name? 
Come,  guess  n  i  name,  I  ask  you  all ! 
I'm  sometime!  Jarge  and  sometimes  small. 
Three  inches  q  jw  is  all  my  size; 
Again,  to  man;'  feet  I  rise. 
Sailmakers  u.ii    me,  and,  though  It  seems 

queer, 

I'm  part  of  tl  />  horns  of  a  full  grown  deer; 
With  an  and  IT  far  down  in  the  ocean  I  go, 
Yet  triumph  •  jnd  victory  often  I  show. 
And  every  po  rson  in  the  land 
Holds  me  alw  j.ys  in  his  hand. 


No.  580.— A  Pretty  Tangle. 

Thraigst  si  eht  nile  fo  tudy, 
Vurced  si  eht  nile  fo  teauby; 


No.  BOO.— A  Tale  of  the  Lights. 


The  answer  to  this  rebus  is  a  little  story 
about  the  object  which  is  pictured  seventeen 
times  in  the  illustration. — St.  Nicholas. 


No.  591.— Cross  Word  Enigma. 

In  stable,  not  in  house ; 

In  rat,  not  in  mouse; 

In  grass,  not  in  hay ; 

In  June,  not  in  May; 

In  zebra,  not  in  horse; 

In  gain,  not  in  loss; 

In  flour,  not  in  grain; 

In  hail,  not  in  rain. 
My  whole   is   a   game  better  liked    by  most 

boys 
Than  all  the  mechanical  wonders  and  toys. 


No.  592. — Beheadings  In  Rhyme. 

The  ship  rode  in  an  *******  bay; 
Asleep  *»**»*  the  master  lay ; 
A  *****  and  rugged  man  was  he, 
And  like  *  *  *  *  at  home  at  sea; 
He  like  the  *  *  *  swooped  on  his  prey, 
Whene'er  the-  *  *  came-  his  way. 
But  now  while  *  the  needle  kept, 
Forgetting  all  he  lay  and  slept. 
Behead  the  first  word  indicated  by  stars  to 

make  the  second,  the  second  to  make  the 

third,  and  so  on.  

No.  593. — A  Transformed   fttonster. 
Oh,  how  many  tales  of  me  could  be  told 
By  the  poor  and  the  rich,  the  young  and  old; 
For  I  never  do  good  wherever  I  am, 
Although  I  have  been  from  creation  of  man. 
No  legs  have  I  got,  yet  how  swift  do  I  go, 
And  often  I  cause  the  blackest  of  woe; 
But  if  yo"  transpose  mo  a  man's  name  I  show, 
A  scriptural  one  I  would  have  yoi*  *  •  '--•TR 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


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No.  604.— A  Presidential    Puzzle. 

One-eighth  of  the  name  of  the  bachelor 
president;  one-fifth  of  the  name  of  the  hero 
of  the  civil  war;  one-eighth  of  the  president 
who  was  assassinated  in  ths  Baltimore  depot 
at  Washington ;  one-sixth  of  a  vice  president 
who  became  a  president;  one-seventh  of  a 
president  who  had  been  a  rail  splitter;  one- 
fifth  of  a  president  whose  election  was  dis- 
puted; one-seventh  of  a  president  who  was 
impeached ;  one-ninth  of  the  president  during 
whose  term  two  great  commanders  of  the 
late  war  died.  The  fractions  combined  give 
the  name  of  another  president. 


'agrl- 


No.  595. — Syncopation*. 

1.  Syncopate  "residence"  and  have 
cultural  implement." 

2.  Syncopate   "frolic"  and  have   "to   re- 
quite." 

8.  Syncopate  "a  hoop  of  iron  to  save  wheels 
from  wearing"  and  have  "a  bond." 


A  Mean  Insinuation. 

Wife  (at  Niagara  Falls) — How  grand  and 
awe  inspiring  it  all  is,  John. 

Husband  (drawing  a  long  breath) — Yes,  but 
don't  talk,  my  dear;  I  want  to  listen  to  the 
roaring  of  the  waters. 


Good  Mottoes. 

For  retired  authors — Above  proof. 
For  carpenters — Cut  your  stick. 
For  cobblers — Stick  to  your  last. 
For  shepherds— By  hook  or  by  crook. 
For  glaziers — Diamond  cut  diamond. 
For  cooks — Onion  is  strength. 
For  auctioneers — Sold  again. 
For  undertakers — Always  say  die. 
For  tailors — True  as  the  needle. 
For  thieves — True  as  steel. 
For  water  carters — Down  with  the  dust. 
For  opticians — Mind  your  eye. 
For  old  maids — Marry  come  up. 
For  hair  dressers — Two  heads  are  better 
than  one. 


No.  596. — Unfinished  Verses. 

One  day  in  sunny  June  I  sailed  upon  the , 

My  heart  was  full  of  sadness,  there  was  no  song 
for . 

But  when  my  boat  approached  the * 

I  saw  anotber  on  the . 

Another  b?at  which  came  from  — > 
Its  figurehead  was  one  "lone »** 

A  stranger  asked  me  of  my , 

He  proved  himself  my  long  lost . 

Bo  now  I  sail  my  bonny  boat  upon  the  self  same 
But  my  heart  is  full  of  gladness,  my  song  Is  full 


From  what  state  of    our  Union  did  the 
figurehead  show  the  boat  had  sailed? 


No.  597.— A  Slippery  Sprit*. 
In  the  center  of  fashion,  I  am  ever  at  home, 
Though  nsver  in  Paris,  ti  London  or  Rome. 
I  shun  every  city,  every  village  and  town, 
But  reign  in  a  hamlet  like  a  queen  oa  her  throne. 
I  lead  every  herald,  but  ne'er  trump  my  own 

fame, 

For  I  am  so  lisping  I  am  always  In  shame. 
And  I  speak  but  in  whispers  of  gentlest  breath; 
And  when  honor  is  uttered  I  am  silent  as  death. 
I  am  heard  in  the  mansion,  and  seen  In  the  hall. 
And  often  am  heard  when  ne'er  seen  at  all. 
I  have  one  seat  at  home  and  two  in  tho  church, 
And  here  I'll  bo  found  at  tho  end  of  your  search. 


No.  593.— An  Hour  Glass. 

1.  Tedious.  2.  A  very  light  fluid.  3.  A 
kind  of  grain.  4.  A  consonant.  5.  A  small 
drinking  cup.  6.  A  large,  showy  bird,  native 
of  the  warmer  parts  of  America.  7.  A  privy 
council  room  at  Westminster. 

Centrals  read  down— A  prominent  charai>- 
ter  in  one  of  Shakespeare's  plays. 


No.  599. — Arithmetical   Problem. 

John,  James  and  Harry  have  $4.80  which 
they  wish  to  divide  equally  among  them. 
To  do  this,  John,  who  has  the  most,  gives  to 
James  and  Harry  as  much  as  they  already 
have.  Then  James  divides  by  giving  John 
and  Harry  as  much  as  they  have  after  John's 
division.  Harry  then  divides  with  John  and 
James  in  the  same  way,  and  it  is  found  that 
they  have  equal  sums.  How  much  had  each 
at  first!  

No.  600.— Rebus  for  Little  Folk. 


No.  601. — A  Wonderful  Animal. 
There  escaped  from  a  menagerie  a  fierce 
animal  which  was  caught  and  dissected. 
Within  him  were  found  a  tile,  a  rail,  a  rat,  a 
nail,  a  grate,  a  pig,  a  gilt  bar,  a  leg,  a  rib 
and  an  entire  girl.  What  was  he  I 

No.  602. — Charade. 

My  "first"  ascends  on  soaring  wing 

To  "heaven's  gate," 
And  hails  the  coming  of  the  spring, 

lp  notes  etet* 


Everybody's 


My  "second"  shines  on  knightly  heel, 

In  battle  won, 
A  token  that  its  wearer's  steel 

Has  prowess  done. 
My  "whole,"  beside  his  lady's  bower, 

In  varied  hue, 
In  stately  pride,  unfolds  Its  flower, 

Pink,  white  or  blue. 


No.  6O3.— Hidden  Nets. 
What  net's  a  bird  with  sweet  toned  voice! 
What  net  our  tuneful  grandma's  choice? 
What  net  is  found  a  kind  of  goose? 
And  what  a  Spanish  beast  of  use? 
What  net  holds  many  a  lovely  face! 
What  net  a  fowl  of  song  and  grace? 
What  net  an  ornamental  stone? 
What  net  must  by  the  mouth  be  blown! 
What  net  is  that  of  fourteen  lines? 
And  what  a  poisoning  spear  confines? 


No.  604.— A  Riddle. 
A  sailor  launched  a  ship  of  force, 
A  cargo  put  therein,  of  course; 
No  goods  had  he  he  wished  to  sell; 
Each  wind  did  serve  his  turn  as  well; 
No  pirate  dreaded;  to  no  harbor  bound; 
His  strongest  wish  that  he  might  run  agroundt 


No.  605.— Two  Wise  Little  Maids. 

Two  little  girls  were  on  their  way  to  school 
together.  Remembering  the  arithmetic  les- 
son she  had  just  learned,  one  of  them  said  to 
the  other:  "If  you  will  give  me  one  of  your 
nuts  I  shall  have  as  many  as  you."  But  the 
second  wise  little  maiden,  grasping  her  trea- 
sure closer,  said:  "Oh,  no  I  give  me  one  of 
yours,  and  I  can  then  divide  equally  with 
brother  Bill  and  will  still  have  as  many  aj 
you."  How  many  nuts  had  each? 


No.  606. — Ten  Tribei  of  Indians. 

1  2 


of  as  many  different  tribes  of  American  In- 
dians. 

No.  607. — Hour  Glass. 

Central  letters  read  down,  a  queen  of 
Egypt,  famed  for  beauty. 

1.  Needlework.  2.  A  circular  motion.  8. 
A  metal.  4.  An  act  of  respect.  5.  A  letter. 
6.  A  bank  to  confine  water.  7.  The  adver- 
sary of  man.  8.  An  American  general.  9. 
An  escape  from  danger. 


No.  608. — Poetical  Tang.e. 
Otdn  eb  ni  oto  chum  fo  a  ryhur 

Ot  direct  thaw  hoter  sofkl  sya; 
Ti  kates  tub  a  lights  tillet  ruflyr 

Ot  bowl  allnfe  sleave  arf  wyaa. 


No,  609. — Numerical  Enigma. 

My  whole  of  15  letters  is  the  name  of  an 
authoress  beloved  by  young  people,  who  died 
not  long  ago. 

1,  2  is  an  exclamation. 

4,  5  Is  a  verb. 

12,  10,  14  a  domestic  animal. 

8,  7,  9  a  character  in  one  of  the  best  works 
of  my  whole. 

6,  11,  15,  8  a  popular  edition  of  books. 

11, 13,  3  a  girl's  nickname,  probably  some- 
times applied  to  the  whole. 


No.  610. — The  Puzzle  Board. 


a 

the 

in 

round 

of 

iy 

days 

bound 

era 

me 

other 

oft 

chain 

brings 

mem 

me 

night 

slum 

light 

still 

ber'8 

the 

fond 

ory 

has 

The  ten  small  pictures  represent  the  names 


These  disjointed  syllables  can  be  converted 
Into  a  familiar  stanza  of  poetry.  The  player 
may  move  in  any  direction  over  the  board 
and  pass  over  as  many  squares  at  a  time  a» 
he  likes. 

No.  611. — Enigmatical  Bird*. 
To  peddle;  a  color;  a  linen  ornament;  a 
toy;  a  kind  of  type;  to  defraud;  a  fruit j 
peaceful. 

No.  G12.     Uebua. 


A  simple  word,  "to  Join"  it  means; 
Of  this  there  is  no  doubt. 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


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Why  use  five  letters  In  spelling  it! 
The  above  just  makes  it  out 


No.  013.— Word  Changes. 
Behead  a  fruit,  and  have  a  seed  fed  to 
birds;  behead  again,  and  have  an  animal; 
transpose,  and  have  a  vegetable. 

No.  014. — Conundrums. 

Why  is  there  no  such  thing  as  a  whole 
day? 

What  kind  of  cloth  was  most  abundant 
during  an  earthquake? 

Why  is  a  mirror  like  a  great  thinker? 

To  what  business  man  should  you  never 
confide  a  secret? 

No.  015. — A  Clover  Puzzle. 

One  of  the  cleverest  puzzles  that  has  been 
Invented  in  a  long  time  is  the  1888 — 1889  puz- 
cle: 

1.  "Why  was  1888  so  short?" 

2.  "Why  is  1889  shorter?" 

This  is  a  good  one  to  pose  your  sharp  witted 
friends  with. 

No.  010. — Double  Acrostic. 

My  first,  a  blossom  white  as  snow 

With  pistil  all  of  gold; 
My  next  an  overcoat  will  show. 

For  keeping  out  the  cold ; 
My  third,  if  you  are  in  a  fright, 

Will  overspread  your  cheek ; 
The  laundress  keeps  my  fourth  in  sight, 

The  first  of  every  week ; 
My  last  a  bird  you  surely  know— 

A  near  relation  to  the  crow. 

My  initials,  unless  I'm  mistaken, 
Will  show  you  a  tricksy  wight 

Who  always  is  plotting  some  mischief; 
My  finals,  his  weapon  of  might. 


No.  017. — Remarkable  Rivers. 

What's  the  river  that's  verdant;  the  river  that'* 
fine; 

The  river  that's  juicy  and  round; 
The  river  that  swindles;  the  river  that  chokes; 

And  the  one  that  is  tracked  by  the  hound  t 

What's  the  one  that's  a  schoolboy;  one  a  wild 

beast; 

The  one  that  joins  while  it  divides; 
What's  the  one  that  is  stony;  the  one  that  is 

subtle, 

And  silently  through  the  grass  glides? 
All  these  rivers  are  found  in  the  United 
States.  

No.  018. — A  Problem  to   Solve. 

Place  a  hundred  at  each  end,  with  a  five  in  the 

middle, 
And  a  one  on  each  side  of  the  five;  then  will  the 

riddle 
Solved  be.  when  you  flnd  £at  leas$  BO  says  the  ditty) 


'Tertalnlng  to  a  citizen,"  and  also  "to  a  city." 

No.  010. — Easy  Word  Squares. 
1.  A  journey;  seldom  seen;  a  metal;  con- 
fined. 

3.  An  animal;  among;  mature;  a  garden. 
8.  A  fowl;  thought;  natural;  a  valley. 

No.  020.— The  Parallelogram  Puzzle. 


A  parallelogram,  as  in  the  first  figure,  is 
to  be  cut  into  two  pieces,  so  that  by  shifting 
the  position  of  the  two  pieces  they  will  form 
the  other  two  figures  shown  in  the  cut. 

No.  021.— Letter  Rebus. 
Er 
Bl 

I  am  a  careless,  stupid  fellow, 
Always  mixed  in  grievous  error. 


No.  022. — Numerical  Enigma. 
"A  precious  stone"  the  total  is, 
And  any  4  to  1 1  wis 
Would  7,  5,  6  one,  if  it 
Would  her  engagement  finger  fit 


No.  023. — Concealed  Cities. 

L  Bring  us  a  lemon  or  two,  Carrie! 

2.  Is  that  silk  handkerchief  orange  or  yel- 
low, Ellen? 

3.  I  am  afraid  you  will  rub  a  thin  place 
through  that  paper. 

4.  The  best  way  to  stop  a  rising  quarrel  is 
to  show  your  enemy  a  kindness. 

5.  Please  examine  that  barometer,  Fanny. 

6.  Would  you  prefer  a  vanilla  cream,  or  a 
lemon  ice? 

7.  Years  sit  lightly  on  some,  but  not  on  me. 

8.  When  is  Mr.  Jones  going  to  send  thai 
rent  on  to  New  York? 


No.  024.— Riddle. 

I  seldom  speak  but  in  my  sleep; 
I  never  cry,  but  sometimes  weep 
Chameleon  like,  I  live  on  air, 
And  dust  to  me  is  dainty  fare. 


No.  025.— Anagrams. 

Transpose  the  letters  of  the  following 
words,  to  form  the  names  of  well  known 
novels:  1.  Nod  quiet  ox.  2.  Visiting  near  II. 
8.  Earning  my  gun.  4.  Lord  Poicy  is  south. 
5.  But  no  nice  clams,  Q.  I  hem  where  I  wank 


Everybody  s 


to.    7.  It  is  of  papa's  homeay  Ted.    8.  It  we 
have  Lined  a  cork. 


No.  626.— Bebu*— A  YFonder  of  the  Skle*. 


The  pbflosophical  plant  (7),  the  Kb  rinklng  plant  (5), 

The  sleepiest  plant  of  the  lot  (9) ; 
The  alphabetical  plant  (10),  the  oldest  plant  C11X 

And  the  plant  that  is  always  hot  (12). 


No.  627.— A  Den  of  \Vlld  Animals, 
o    o    o    o    o    o    o 

ooooooooo 

o  o  o  o  o  o  o 

o  o  o  o  o  o  o 

o  o  o  o  o  o  o 

o  o  o  o  o  o  o 

o  o  o  o  o  o  o 

The  row  of  large  rings  represents  the  name 
of  an  animal  "furnished  with  spines  or  quills 
upon  the  body,  covered  with  sharp  prickles, 
a  native  of  Africa,  Asia  and  Italy.  The  left 
vertical  row  of  seven  rings,  a  species  of  deer 
of  elegant  shape,  though  one  of  the  smallest 
kind.  The  next  row  of  seven,  the  plural  of 
an  nnimil  allied  to  the  weasel,  inhabiting  the 
northern  portions  of  Europe  and  America. 
In  winter  the  fur  is  white,  but  the  tip  of  ths 
toil  is  intensely  black  throughout  the  year. 
Third  row,  the  plural  of  an  animal  of  the  cat 
kind,  found  in  Mexico.  Fourth  row,  a  large 
animal  found  on  our  western  prairies.  It 
has  been  BO  much  hunted  and  killed  that  it  is 
feared  it  will  become  extinct  Fifth  row.  an 
anim*1  of  several  species  found  in  North  and 
South  America.  An  artifice  it  employs  in 
•elf  preservation  is  to  feign  itself  dead.  Sixth 
row,  a  strong,  fierce  animal  of  the  cat  fam- 
ily, destructive  to  lambs,  poultry  and  the 
like.  Seventh  row,  an  *n'"i>0  of  tropical 
America,  living  on  ant*. 

No.  028. — Knlgmntlcal  Tree*  and  Plant*. 
The  respectable  tree  (1).  and  the  hero's  tree  (2), 

And  the  tree  that  •hake* your  hand  (3); 
The  coldest  tree  (4).  and  the  ugliest  tree  (5), 

And  the  tree  that  givee  word  of  comman 


No.  629.—  Biddies. 

Why  is  the  root  of  the  tongue  like  a  de- 
jected man? 

Why  are  fowls  the  most  economical  thing  a 
farmer  can  keep? 

What  is  the  keynote  to  good  manners? 

Who  had  the  first  free  entrance  into  a 
theatre? 

What  trees  has  fire  no  effect  uoonl 

AVho  \Veara  the  Ring? 

A  neat  trick,  requiring  no  apparatus  be- 
yond a  piece  of  paper  and  a  pencil,  is  the  fol- 
lowing: 

The  number  of  persons  participating  in  the 
game  should  not  exceed  nine.  Some  one  of 
the  company  is  selected  unknown  to  you  to 
put  a  ring  on  one  of  his  fingers.  You  now 
say  you  will  tell  (1)  who  wears  the  ring,  (3) 
the  hand  it  is  on,  (3)  the  finger  of  the  hand, 
and  (4)  the  joint  of  the  finger. 

The  company  being  seated  in  regular  order, 
the  persons  must  be  numbered  1,  2,  3,  etc. 
The  thumb  must  be  termed  the  first  finger, 
the  forefinger  being  the  second.  The  joint 
nearest  the  extremity  must  be  called  the 
first  joint;  the  right  hand  is  one  and  the  left 
hand  two. 

These  preliminaries  arranged,  leave  the 
room  in  order  that  the  ring  may  be  placed 
unobserved  by  you.  Suppose  that  the  third 
person  has  the  ring  on  the  right  hand,  third 
finger  and  fi  rst  joint.  Your  object  is  to  dis- 
cover the  figures  3,131.  Returning  to  the 
room,  ask  one  of  the  company  to  perform  se- 
cretly the  following  arithmetical  operations: 

1.  Double  the  number  of  the  person  who  has 
the  ring;  in  the  case  supposed  this  will 
produce  I 

8.  Add5 11 

a.  Multiply  by  5 63 

4.  AddlO 03 

5.  And  the  number  denoting  the  hand. G8 

0.  Multiply  by  10 COO 

7.  Add  the  number  of  the  finger CCS 

a  Multiply  by  10 6,030 

9.  Add  the  number  of  the  joint 0,031 

10.  Add35  C,CCfl 

Lie  must  apprise  you  of  the  figures  pro- 
duced, 6,000.  You  will  then,  in  all  cases,  sub- 
tract from  it  3,535.  In  the  present  instance 
there  will  remain  3,lol,  denoting  the  person 
No.  8,  the  hand  No.  1,  the  finger  No.  3,  and 
the  joint  No.  1. 

No.  G3O.  — Charade. 
If  my  first  is  my  second,  'tis  sure  to  be  fleet, 
If  my  second's  my  first,  It  is  not  fit  to  eat; 
And  what  Ls  my  whole  will  depend  upon  whether 
My  second  and  first  you  fit  rightly  together. 


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If  my  second  cornea  flrst,  tla  an  animal;  but 
If  my  second  cornea  second,  why  then  It  Is  nut 
So  If  it's  an  animal,  then  you  may  back  It; 
But  supposing  it  isn't,  I  leave  you  to  crack  It. 


No.  C31. — Numerical  Enigma. 

I  listened  1 ,  2,  3  a  very  long  time,  but  heard 
nothing  to  lead  me  to  believe  the  4,  5,  C  was 
being  drawn  down  to  the  street,  and  as  I  7, 
8,  9  my  lunch  I  thought  myself  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6, 
7.  8,  9  for  not  having  depended  upon  its  ar- 
rival   

No.  032.— Can  You  Name  Him? 

A  certain  man  should  happy  be, 
Though  hungry,  cold  and  wet, 

For  untold  wealth  his  may  be, 
And  profits  all  are  net. 

No.  633. — Drop  Letter  Quotation. 

To  supply  every  alternate  letter  and  find  a 
Bible  verse: 

W — a — s — e — e — t— y — a — d — i — d  — t — t  —  d 
— ,  d— i— w— t^t-y— i— h— . 

No.  634. — Diamonds. 

A  consonant;  an  accompaniment  to  a  fire- 
place; a  gentleman  who  carries  arms;  "just 
from  China;"  a  consonant. 

A  letter;  a  part  of  the  mouth ;  an  animal; 
•  vessel ;  a  letter. 

No.  633.— Rebus— Wise  Words. 


OOOOTTTT 


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The  author's  name  Is  in  the  lower  right 
hand  corner  of  the  rebus. 


No.  636. — Selections. 
From  a  word  of  six  letters,  the  name  of 
common  article  of  domestic  use,  select 

1,  2,  3  and  4,  a  small  luminary. 

2,  3,  4,  a  resinous  substance. 

8,  4,  5,  6  an  architectural  form. 
8,  4,  5,  part  of  a  circle. 

5,  6,  3,  4,  2,  a  sort  of  map. 

6,  3,  4,  2,  a  kind  of  vehicle. 
6,  3,  4,  2,  an  animal. 

5,  6,  3,  2,  small  talk. 

6,  3,  2,  apparel  for  the  head. 


0,  3,  8,  a  domestic  animal. 
4,  3,  2,  a  rodent. 

No.  C37.— A  Poetical  Maz«. 


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A  sentence  in  poetry  is  here  written,  the 
letters  forming  which  are  in  close  order. 
You  may  go  up  or  go  down ;  you  may  move 
backward  or  forward,  but  you  must  never  go 
in  a  slanting  or  diagonal  direction — that  LJ, 
you  are  not  allowed  to  pass  from  letter  to  let- 
ter through  the  corner  of  a  square,  but  al- 
ways through  one  of  the  sides.  The  object  is 
to  find  the  first  letter  and  then  unravel  the 
whole.  The  last  word,  denoted  by  the  star, 
must  be  supplied. 

How  to  Tell  a  Tcrsou's  Ape. 

Among  many  ingenious  schemes  for  telling 
a  person's  age  this  is  one  of  the  easiest  and 
best.  Let  the  person  whose  age  is  to  be  dis- 
covered do  the  figuring.  Suppose,  for  ex- 
ample, if  it  is  a  girl,  that  her  age  is  15  and 
that  she  was  born  in  August. 

Let  her  put  do\vu  the  number  of  the  month 
In  which  she  was  born  and  proceed  as  follows: 

Number  of  month. 8 

Multiply  by  2 10 

Add  5 Cl 

Multiply  by  50 1,000 

Then  add  her  a;*e,  15 1.00") 

Then  subtract  305,  leaving 700 

Thenaddll5 810 

She  then  announces  the  result,  815,  where- 
upon she  may  be  informed  that  her  age  is  15 
and  August,  or  the  eighth  month,  is  the 
month  of  her  birth. 

The  two  figures  to  the  right  in  the  result 
•will  always  indicate  the  age  and  the  remain- 
ing figure  or  figures  the  month  the  birthday 
comes  in. 

This  rule  never  fails  for  all  ages  up  to  100. 
For  ages  under  10  a  cipher  will  appear  pre- 
fixed in  the  result,  but  no  account  is  taken  of 
this. 


Evervbodys 


No.  640.— ninatrmted  Proverb. 


The  familiar  advice  here  illustrated  Is  often 
given  to  procrastinating  people. 


No.  641. — Cross  Word  Enigma. 
My  first  is  in  tart  but  not  in  cheese, 
My  second  is  in  butter  but  not  in  peas, 
My  third  is  in  gravy  but  not  in  lamb, 
My  fourth  is  in  buckwheat  but  not  in  ham, 
My  fifth  is  in  coffee  but  not  in  tomato, 
My  sixth  is  In  honey  but  vot  in  potato, 
My  whole  is  a  thing  that  little  boys  eat, 
It  is  always  a  bird  and  has  lots  of  good  meat. 

No.  642.— PL 

Cotrebo  gornnim ! — woh  het  uns 
Sligertt  no  noglwig  kosch  dan  feash{ 
NO  pelap  scrip  tiwh  lemowl  dogL 

No  nodrew-dinteap'fleal 
Tercobo  geevnin ! — kolo,  eth  nomo, 
Keil  noe  ni  yarfildan  neighdebtl 
Tou-rodos  kajc  trofs  sibet  parsh;  nlwthl— 

Dogol  rou  trifs  reif  si  dilgethl 

Nn.  643. — A  Word  Puzzle. 

ooooooooo 

I  was  a  president  of  the  United  States.  In 
my  name  find  a  river  of  Asia,  the  names  of 
five  girls,  the  nicknames  of  five  boys  and  the 
name  of  one  boy,  the  name  of  a  kind  of 
drink,  "to  fasten,"  "a  low  place  between 
hills,"  "the  home  of  wild  beasts,"  "to  give 
up,"  "a  narrow  passage,"  "to  loan,"  "to  raise 
and  make  light,"  "a  young  boy,"  "to  go  be- 
fore," "a  kind  of  fish,"  "to  bathe,"  "a  meas- 
ure of  different  lengths"  not  much  in  use 
now,  "to  be  clad,"  "a  kind  of  meat,"  "to  go 
on  shore,"  "a  tribe,"  "to  dig,"  "then-,"  "to 
part,"  a  conjunction,  "a  reed,"  "to  purify," 
"a  weathercock,"  "a  native  of  Denmark," 
Mto  adhere,"  "a  valley,"  "to  distribute,"  "a 
•word  sometimes  used  for  'one1,"  "an  Imagi- 
nary being,"  "a  brief  visit,"  "an  Instrument 
by  which  to  find  a  horizontal  line,"  "a 
ravine,"  "to  finish"  and  other  words. 


No.  644. — Flowers  and  Frnlt. 

Here's   the   sweetest   flower  (1),  the   joyous 

flower  (2), 

The  flower  that  blooms  In  May  (3), 
The     hollowest     flower    (4),    the    trickiest 

flower  (5), 
One  that  tells  the  time  of  day  (6). 

The   wealthiest   fruit    03),  the   treacherous 

fruit  (14), 

The  fruit  that  is  slow  or  spry  (15), 
The  sprightliest  fruit   (16),  and  the  married 

fruit  (17), 
One  that  bids  you  never  die  (18). 

No.  645.— Delect  Ions, 

1.  Take  a  verb  from  a  small  can  and  leave 
a  moderate  gallop. 

2.  Take  a  verb  from  a  voucher  and  leave  a 
hardened  protuberance  on  plants. 

i  3.  Take  a  prong  from  a  kind  of  cloth  and 
leave  perched. 

4.  Take  an  animal  from  a  thick  mat  and 
leave  a  part  of  an  animal. 

5.  Take  a  couple  from  mended  and  leave  a 
rustic  pipe. 

Sage  Reflections. 

Who  Is  the  owner  of  the  cow,  where  Is  the 
cow  put  out  to  grass,  that  provides  the  milk 
of  human  kindness;  and  does  the  calf  get  the 
best  part  of  the  milk,  judging  by  the 
amount  of  kindness  one  receives? 
i  Did  the  horseman  who  "scoured  the  plain" 
use  soap? 

What  does  this  "continual  feast"  that  a 
contented  mind  is  said  to  enjoy  consist  of? 

When  a  man,  through  being  pressed,  eats 
more  dinner  than  he  wants,  may  he  not  be 
said  to  be  stuffed  with  forced — meat?   j 
i    If  it  takes  nine  tailors  to  make  a  man,  how 
many  sailors  does  it  take  to  make  a  buoy? 

Do  the  "roots  of  words"  produce  "flowers 
of  speech  f 

i  Who  can  "smell  a  rat"  the  quickest,  the 
man  who  knows  the  most,  or  the  man  who 
has  the  most  nosef 

No.  646. — Charade. 

I  went  to  the  barn  this  morning, 

And  what  do  you  think  I  found? 
A  poor  little  first  with  a  broken  leg, 
A  cross  old  hen  and  a  broken  egg. 
And  Neighbor  Nesbit's  bound. 

I  went  to  the  garden  this  morning, 
And  what  do  you  think  I  found? 
A  bold  little  second — yes,  one,  two,  three. 
Just  where  I  wanted  them  not  to  be. 
With  their  heads  well  up  from  the  ground, 

I  looked  about  in  the  garden, 

And  what  do  you  think  I  found? 
Borne  whole— and  'twas  spreading  here  and 
there, 


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81 


For  It  wouldn't  grow  straight  into  the  air, 
liut  crept  along  on  the  ground. 


No.  647.—  A  Hollow  Square. 
*         *         *         * 


*        *        *        * 

The  upper  horizontal  of  four  stars  repre- 
sents the  plural  of  a  vessel  used  for  drinking. 
The  left  vertical,  reading  downward,  a  fa- 
vorite domestic  compound.  The  right  verti- 
cal, reading  upward,  the  fruit  of  certain 
trees.  The  lower  horizontal,  reading  from 
right  to  left,  an  adjective  applicable  to  any 
of  the  other  three. 


No.  648. — An  Anagram. 
Why  it  is  so  I  do  not  know, 

Tell  me  the  reason  if  you  can ; 
But  when  "a  shrew"  I  have  in  view 

I  think  about  a  TARGET  MAN! 


No.  649. — A  Poser. 

I  am  with  the  farmer  in  his  barn,  cattle, 
garden,  wheat,  oats,  barley,  hay  and  wagon, 
but  not  In  his  horse  or  buggy.  I  am  with  the 
mechanic  and  the  laborer.  I  am  with  the 
dead,  not  the  living.  I  am  with  the  saints 
and  the  angels,  and  Satan  also  has  a  claim  on 
ma 


No.  650.— Illustrated  Rebus. 


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No.  651. — Doable  Acrostic. 

1.  An  herb.  2,  The  cutting  off  of  a  vowel 
at  the  end  of  a  word.  8.  One  who  denies  the 
existence  of  God.  4.  Prosperity. 

Primals:  Certain  plants  and  their  fruit. 
Finals:  Certain  insects.  Combined:  A  class 
of  people. 


Rhymed  Comparisons. 

As  slow  as  the  tortoise — as  swift  as  the  wind; 

As  true  as  the  Gospel— as  false  as  mankind; 

As  thin  as  a  herring— as  fat  as  a  pig; 

As  proud  as  a  peacock— as  blithe  as  a  grig; 

As  savage  as  tigers— as  mild  as  a  dove; 

As  stiff  as  a  poker— as  limp  as  a  glove; 

As  blind  as  a  bat — as  deaf  as  a  post; 

As 'cool  as  a  cucumber— as  warm  as  toast; 

As  flat  as  a  flounder— as  round  as  a  ball ; 

As  blunt  as  a  hammer— as  sharp  as  an  awl; 

As  red  as  a  ferret— as  safe  as  the  stocks; 

As  bold  as  a  thief— as  sly  as  a  fox; 

As  straight  as  an  arrow— as  crook'd  as  a  bow; 

As  yellow  as  saffron—  as  black  as  a  sloe; 

As  brittle  as  glass— as  tough  as  is  gristle; 

As  neat  as  my  nail— as  clean  as  a  whistle; 

As  good  as  a  feast — as  bad  as  a  witch; 

As  light  as  is  day — as  dark  as  U  pitch; 

As  brisk  as  a  bee — as  dull  as  an  ass; 

As  full  as  a  tick — as  solid  as  brass. 
>o.  062. — The  Legacy. 
Au  Arab  sheik  about  to  die  called  his  sons 
to  him  and  bequeathed  to  them  his  herd  of 
camels  in  the  following  fashion:  To  his  eldest 
eon,  one-half  the  herd;  to  his  second  son,  one- 
fourth,  and  to  the  youngest  son,  one-fifth. 
As  soon  as  the  last  honors  had  been  paid  to 
the  old  chief  the  sons  hurried  to  share  the 
legacy;  but  as  there  were  19  animals  in  the 
herd  (a  number  not  divisible  by  2,  4  and  5), 
they  were  unable  to  agree,  and  finally  re- 
ferred the  matter  to  the  cadi  or  judge,  who 
Immediately  made  the  division  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  three,  each  of  whom  went 
away  driving  with  him  his  camels.  How  did 
the  cadi  do  it? 

No.  653. — Beheadings. 

1.  Behead  a  Latin  word  of  three  letters 
often  used  by  English  speakers,  and  have  "to 
depart." 

2.  Behead  "to  raise,  to  exalt,"  and  have 
"tardy." 

8.  Behead  a  "property  which  a  person  pos- 
sesses," and  have  "condition." 

No.  654. — Enigmatical  Rivers. 

What's  the  river  that's  a  jolly  boy;  one  that 

is  good; 
What  one's  a  jewel  that  is  worn  by  the 

fair; 
What's  that  one  that's  somber  and  dark ;  and 

that  one 
That  seme  drink  when  they  get  on  a  tear? 

No.  655. — Rhyming  Square. 
Showers  and   early  flowers  on   the  river's 

brink; 

Cessation  proceeding  from  doubt,  I  think; 
A  silver  coin  of  Russia  is  here  seen; 
An  island,  large  or  small,  I  ween; 
To  lose,  an  obsolete  word,  I  confess; 
These  make  a  word  square.    Can  you  guess  f 


No.  656.— Riddles. 

Name  me  and  you  destroy  me. 
Why  is  it  absurd  to  ask  a  pretty  girl  to  b« 
candid? 


What  weed  la  most  like  a  rent  In  a  gar- 
ment f 

What  is  that,  although  black  itself,  yet  en- 
lightens the  whole  world? 

At  what  time  of  life  may  a  man  be  prop- 
erly said  to  bo  a  vegetable  f 


No.  C57. — Cross  Word    Enigma, 
Jn  dive,  not  in  swim, 
In  branch,  not  in  limb, 
In  safe,  not  in  lock, 
In  fowl,  not  in  hawk, 
In  low,  not  in  high, 
In  glad,  not  in  cry, 
In  rain,  not  in  snow/ 
In  lark,  not  in  crow. 
A  flower. 


No.  C58. — Missing  Letters. 
What  two  letters,  prefixed  to  each  of  these 
words,  will  make  other  words)    Aught,  one, 
edge,  own,  awl,  ought, 

No.  659.— Quartered  Circles. 


From  1  to  4,  a  narrow  way ;  from  5  to  8, 
harness;  from  9  to  12,  one  of  the  constella- 
tions; from  13  to  10,  quickly;  from  1  to  5, 
dilatory;  from  5  to  9,  to  defraud;  from  9  to 
13,  a  town  founded  by  Pizarro  in  1535;  from 
13  to  1,  the  victim  of  the  first  murder  on 
record;  from  2  to  6,  dwelt;  from  6  to  10,  in- 
gress; from  10  to  14,  to  long;  from  14  to  2,  a 
famous  op«ra;  from  3  to  7,  a  state;  from  7  to 
11,  one  who  dwells;  from  11  to  15,  a  famous 
bridge  in  Venice;  from  15  to  8,  the  king  of 
fairies;  from  4  to  8,  one  who  has  the  right  of 
choice;  from  8  to  12,  to  retain;  from  12  to  fl, 
oriental;  from  16  to  4,  ingenuousness.— St. 
Nicholas.  

No.  GCO.— The  Philosopher's  Puzzle. 
A  philosopher  had  a  window  a  yard  square. 
It  let  in  too  much  light.     He  blocked  up  half 
of  it,  leaving  a  square  hole  a  yard  long  and  a 
yard  wide.     How  did  he  do  it! 


No.  661.— Charade. 

My  first,  when  we  travel,  as  useful  we  deem: 
Though  drawn,  as   times   alter  with    lifa'i 

changing  scheme, 
By  man,  electricity,  horses  or  steam. 

My  second's  a  parrot,  a  dog,  or  a  cat; 
But  never  a  hornet,  hyena,  or  bat, 
And  seldom  a  mouse,  or  a  fox,  or  a  rat. 

My  whole,  a  convenience  and  comfort  we  call] 
A  luxury  surely,  except  spring  and  fall, 
When  the  housekeepers  make  it  a  trial  to  all. 


No.  66«.—  A  Star. 
1 

•    * 

4   •»•*•• 

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*  * 

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6 

1  to  2,  one  who  does  things  clumsily  ;  1  to  3, 
combats;  2  to  3,  dried  grapes;  4  to  0,  morose- 
ly; 5  to  6,  garden  plant;  4  to  5,  musical  com- 
positions. 

No.  C63.  —  Transposition. 

If  an  island's  end 

You'll  place  before, 
You'll  get  "a  young  bear," 

And  nothing  more, 


No.  CC4.— Word  Squares. 

1.  A  heathen.  2.  Unextinguished.  8. 
Scoffs.  4.  To  turn  away.  5.  Abodes. 

1.  To  tinge.  2.  A  fruit  3.  A  kind  of 
cloth.  4.  Public.  5.  Leases. 


No.  OG5. — Numerical  Enigma. 

My  1,  2,  7  means  through. 
My  3,  4,  5,  7  gives  a  favorable  expression  In 
the  face. 

My  5,  2,  3,  1,  4  is  In  heaven. 
My  4,  5,  C,  7  is  the  earth. 
My  whole  is  a  country  in  Europe. 

No.  CCO. — Decapitations. 

1.  Behead  "to  wander  from  a  direct  course" 
and  have  "a  flat,  broad  vessel  upon  which 
articles  are  carried;"  again,  and  have  "one 
of  a  number  of  lines  diverging  from  a  com- 
mon point;"  again,  and  have  "yes." 

2.  Behead  "a  long,  narrow  division  of  any- 
thing different  from  the  ground  work"  and 
have  a  kind  of  food;  again,  and  have  "ready 
for  reaping." 

8.  Behead  "a  long,  narrow  strip  of  leather" 
and  have  "to  ensnare;"  again,  and  have  "• 
•harp,  quick  blow." 

4.  Behead  "inordinate  self  esteem"  and 
have  "to  be  carried  on  the  back  of  an  ani- 
mal" 


Book  or  Puzzles. 


No.  607. — A  Wonderful  Puzzle. 

I  have  no  feet,  and  yet  with  hands, 

I  never  cease  my  tireless  run; 
I  work  in  all  the  climes  and  lands, 

In  Arctic  zoae  and  tropic  sun. 

Pinions  I  have,  yet  cannot  fly, 
Altho'  "good  time"  I  always  makes 

I  wear  a  cap,  but  wear  it  sly, 
And  wear  it  sleeping  or  a \vaka. 

No  coffin  Ud  shall  hide  my  form- 

And  yet  beneath  a  lid  I  live, 
Defying  dust,  and  rain,  and  storm — 

Prepared  the  best  of  work  to  giva. 

I  never  had  a  case  at  law— 

And  yet  without  a  case,  I  fear 
I  should  possess  a  monstrous  flaw— 

And  life  would  be  a  thing  most  drear. 

Of  Jewels,  I  have  ample  store — 
Fine  jewels,  too,  that  please  the  eye? 

I  would  not,  could  not  wish  for  more, 
Tho'  I  possessed  the  means  to  buy. 

I  have  no  head,  but  have  a  face— 
A  face  that's  looked  ateverywhere— 

No  woman,  with  her  charms  and  grace. 
Receives  a  greater  meed  of  care. 

No.  668. — Numerical  Enigma. 
My  11,  6,  1,  14,  10  are  winter  garments. 
My  14,  3,  4  is  part  of  a  church. 
My  9, 12,  19,  15,  17,  13,  10  is  a  disease. 
My  16,  7,  8  and  20  is  an  animal 
My  5,  18,  2  is  a  boy's  nickname. 
My  whole  is  a  housekeeper's  proverb. 

No.  669.— A  Half  Square. 

O 
0     O 

O    o    o 

O    o    o    o 

O    o  o    o    o 

The  single  ring  represents  a  consonant. 
The  row  of  twoYings,  "mother."  The  row  of 
three,  "an  individual  of  the  human  race." 
The  row  of  four,  "the  long  and  heavy  hair 
flowing  from  tho  upper  side  of  the  neck  of 
some  quadrupedal  animals."  The  row  of 
five,  "a  Hebrew  weight  used  in  estimating 
the  quantity  of  gold  and  silver,  being  100 
shekels  of  gold  and  60  shekels  of  silver.  " 

No.  670. — Easy  Rebus  for  Little  People. 


No.  671. — Anagrams. 
A  "lonely  man"  who  lives  in  quiet 
Would  never  lead  in  A  SLY  RIOT 

In  a  LAWN  PIJ>,  ye  solvers,  find 
A  wading  bird  of  plover  kind. 

In  a  SORB  TIME  the  word  we  see 
Exhausting  to  the  strength  may  ba. 


No.  673.— Letter  Rebus. 


This  my  rebus  solved 
Will  bring  to  mind 

What  delights  the  heart 
Of  human  kind. 


No.  673. — Conundrum*. 
Why  Is  B  like  a  hot  fire? 
Why  is  D  like  a  squalling  child? 
Why  is  L  like  giving  a  sweetheart  away? 
Why  is  Q  rather  impertinent? 
Why  is  S  like  a  smart  repartee? 
Why  is  T  like  an  amphibious  animal? 


No.  674. — Enigmatical  Trees. 

What's  the  Tree  that  with  Death  would  unit* 

you,  (1) 

The  Tree  that  your  wants  would  supply.  (2) 
The  Tree  that  to  travel  invites  you,  (3) 
And  the  Tree  that  forbids  you  to  die?  (4) 


No.  675. — A  Seasonable  Acrostic. 

All  of  the  words  described  contain  the  same 
number  of  letters.  When  rightly  guessed  and 
placed  one  below  the  other,  in  the  order  here 
given,  the  third  row  (reading  downward) 
will  spell  what  we  all  should  give  at  the  time 
named  in  the  sixth  row  of  letters. 

Crosswords — 1.  Vigorous.  2.  Entwined.  3. 
An  ensign  of  war.  4,  Filtered.  5.  Assault- 
ed. 6.  Disperses.  7.  Forebodes.  8.  Any 
system  of  faith  and  worship.  9.  Survives. 
10.  Providing  food.  1L  A  two  masted  ves- 
BeL  12.  A  word  corresponding  with  another. 
13.  To  reflect.  14.  A  vessel  for  holding  ink. 
15.  Not  retarded. 


o.  676. — A  Word  Square. 

O       O       O       O 

o  o  o  o 
o  o  o  o 
o  o  o  o 

The  first  row  of  four  rings  represents  the 
name  of  a  city  famous  for  its  art.  The  sec- 
ond row,  a  precious  stone  regarded  as  un- 
lucky. The  third  row,  "to  beat."  The 
fourth  row,  a  girl's  name. 


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No.  677.— Hidden  Word*. 


Timid  ana  tremoung,  gentle  ana  ruae, 
Hallowed,  dewy,  loathsome  and  good, 
Just  the  oddest  of  compounds,  ever  the  Earn* 
Since  the  dawn  of  creation.    What  is  my  nam«f 


Find  the  names  of  these  objects,  write  them 
down  in  the  order  in  which  they  come,  and 
then  find  hidden  words  to  supply  those  miss- 
ing in  the  following  sentences: 

The should  give  to  the  poor. 

What  color  did  he itf 

How  that twinkles  1 

John  can a  boat. 

Boaz  let  Ruth in  his  field. 

Go  to  the  pasture,  Charles,  and  get  tha       > 

This  is  a  good of  water. 

The  guest  was  grateful  to  his 

the  door. 

No.  678. — Beheadments. 
As  a  whole,  I  am  single,  'tis  true; 
Behead  me,  I  am  single,  too; 
Behead  again,  the  same  is  true. 
Behead  again,  a  direction  get; 
Behead  again,  a  direction  yet; 
Away  with  this  and  nothing  is  met. 


No.    670. — Charade. 

When  the  sunshine  and  the  shadows, 

In  the  prime  time  of  the  year, 
Are  flitting  o'er  the  meadows, 

My  first  you  always  hear. 
When  man  is  softly  sleeping, 

And  every  care  seems  sped, 
My  second,  darkly  creeping, 

Oft  fills  his  soul  with  dread. 
My  whole's  what  we  despise  or  shun, 
Or  a  delusion  sprung  from  hate  or  fun. 

No.  680.— TVhat  I«  My  Name? 

Of  nothing  I'm  made,  but  when  complete. 
Too'  oot  to  bo  eaten,  I  taste  very  sweet; 
None  erer  beheld  me,  yet  often  I'm  sought, 
But  never  yet  bandied  after  I'm  caught. 
I'm  affectionate,  balmy,  lingering  and  long, 
Proud  rind  haughty,  tender  and  strong, 
Forced  and  unwilling,  frigid  and  cold, 
Treacherous  and  false,  yet  pure  aa  gold, 
Tempting  and  fragrant,  sacred,  divine, 
Soothing  and  rapturous,  delicious  as  wins. 


No.  681. — Numerical  Enigma. 
I  am  composed  of  seven  letters  and  my 
whole  is  a  plant 
My  1,  2  is  a  preposition. 
My  4,  5,  8  is  a  kind  of  carriage. 
My  3,  2,  7,  1  is  to  wear. 
My  6,  7  means  partnership. 


No.  682.— An  Easy  Riddle. 
I  am  a  little  word  composed  of  five  letters. 
My  1,  2,  3  make  about  half  of  the  human 
race;  my  4,  2,  3  make  so  small  a  number  that 
it  can  be  represented  by  a  single  letter;  my 
8,  2,  4  make  an  article  very  useful  to  many 
persons;  my  1,  2,  4  means  encountered,  and 
my  1,  2,  3,  4,  5  names  a  city  noted  for  it* 
fortress  and  as  being  the  place  where  print' 
ing  was  invented. 

No.  683. — Conundrum*. 

Why  are  cashmere  shawls  like  deaf  per- 
sons f 

Why  is  a  nail,  fast  in  the  wall,  like  an  old 
man? 

Why  are  washerwomen  the  most  inconsist- 
ent of  persons? 

When  a  boy  falls  into  the  water  what  U 
the  first  thing  he  does? 

What  is  the  difference  between  killed  sol- 
diers and  repaired  garments? 


No.  684. — A  Word  Puzzle. 

1.  A  measure,  area  of  land.  2,  An  Irl  defr 
cent  lihing  of  a  certain  shell  3.  Transpose, 
a  wading  bird.  4.  Behead  and  transpose,  and 
get  "that  which  is  adjacent"  5.  Behead  and 
transpose  again  and  obtain  a  division  of  time. 
6.  Curtail  and  find  in  error.  7.  Curtail  one* 
more  and  "a  direction"  remains. 

No.  685.— Acrostic. 

The  father  of  the  Grecian  Jove, 

A  little  boy  that's  blind; 
A  mighty  land  in  all  the  world, 

The  mother  of  mankind; 
A  poet  whose  love  sonnets 

Are  still  very  much  admired; 
The  initial  letters  will  declare 

A  blessing  to  the  tired. 


No.  686. — A  Diamond  and  a  Half  bqnar*. 

1.  A  letter;  to  drink;  to  hold  back;  a  num- 
ber; set   free;  displayed;  estimated;  guided; 
a  letter. 

2.  Not  having  wings,  as  insects;  those  who 
smooth  with  a  plane;  idle  talk;  a  passage;  to 
depend  upon;  unrefined  metal;  a  pronoun;  a 
letter  from  Washington. 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


No.  687. — Geographical  Enigmas. 

Example:  A  month  and  a  vowel.  Answer, 
Augusta, 

1.  An  animal  and  dexterity.  3.  Yeast  and 
value.  8.  A  master  and  a  weight,  4.  Fresh 
and  an  old  boat.  5.  Base  and  a  measure.  6. 
Swarthy  and  a  church.  7.  To  hold  fast  and 
to  disembark.  8.  A  jump  and  a  meadow.  9. 
Fresh,  a  conjunction,  and  inclines.  10.  An 
animal  and  a  crossing.  1L.  A  feminine  name, 
a  garment  and  bounds.  13.  A  human  being, 
a  box,  and  to  sin.  13.  A  toy,  to  knot,  and  a 
statesman.  14.  A  feminine  name  and  a 
Bphera  15.  A  masculine  nickname,  a  vowel, 
a  person,  and  to  strike  gently. 

No.  688. — Arithmetical. 
Put  down  101,  divide  by  50,  and  add  a  ci- 
pher.    Result,  1  taken  from  9. 

No.  689. — Crossword  Enigma. 

My  first  is  in  nun  and  not  in  some. 
My  second  is  in  nap  and  not  in  fun. 
My  third  is  in  pay  and  not  in  debt. 
My  fourth  is  in  bone  and  not  in  bet. 
My  fifth  is  in  love  and  not  in  hatred. 
My  sixth  is  in  blue  and  also  in  red. 
My  seventh  is  in  boat  and  not  in  ship. 
My  eighth  is  in  hand  and  not  in  whip. 
My  whole  is  the  name  of  a  great  conqueror. 

No.  690. — A  Poetical  Quotation. 


No.  691.— What  Is  It? 

My  head  and  tail  both  equal  are. 

My  middle  slender  as  a  bee; 
Whether  I  stand  on  head  or  heel, 

'Tis  all  the  same  to  you  or  me; 
But  if  my  head  should  be  cut  off, 

The  matter's  true  although  'tis  strange, 
My  head  and  body  severed  thus, 

Immediately  to  nothing  change. 


No.  692. — Curtailments. 
Complete,  I  am  a  useful  grain ; 
One  letter  off,  there  will  remain 
An  agent  in  producing  growth; 
Once  more  behead,  what  few  are  loth 
To  do,  is  seen;  curtail  again 
A  preposition  will  remain. 

No.  693. — Easy  Word  Square*. 

1.  A  place  of  sale;  to  assert;  a  town  of  Ne- 
Tada;  stepped. 

2.  Departed;  a  large  lake;  bites;  a  trial. 


No.  694. — Central  Acrostic. 

Centrals,  a  large  city  of  the  United  States. 
1.  Running  matches.  3.  Made  of  ash  wood. 
8.  During.  4.  Walks  slowly.  5.  A  movable 
seat.  6.  To  cause  to  be  produced.  7.  Re- 
duced to  pieces. 

No.  695. — Beheadings. 

Behead  solitary  and  leave  a  single  thing. 

Behead  to  abbreviate  and  leave  a  structure 
over  a  river. 

Behead  to  apprehend  evil  and  leave  a  part 
of  the  body.  

No.  696. — Geographical  Biddies. 

1.  What  mountain  is  a.  covering  for  the 
nead? 

3.  What  river  in  Africa  Is  a  juicy  fruit? 

8.  What  river  in  the  western  part  of  the 
United  States  is  a  serpent? 

4.  What  one  near  it  is  a  fish? 

5.  What  cape  of  Florida  is  an  animal? 

6.  What  cape  in  North  America  breathes  a 
parting  benediction? 


Appropriate   Mottoes. 

For  gunners — Off  like  a  shot  I 
For  violin  players — Feedle-de-dee. 
For  pork  butchers — The  whole  hog  or  none. 
For  betting  men — Where's  the  odds? 
For  unsuccessful  poets — Hard  lines. 
For  bakers — Early  to  bread  and  early  to 
rise. 


No.  697. — Numerical  Enigma. 

I  am  composed  of  19  letters. 

My  13,  6,  3  is  a  personal  pronoun. 

My  8, 19,  3,  4  is  a  wild  animal. 

My  15,  5,  16  is  an  active  verb. 

My  16,  18,  17  is  a  numeral. 

My  15,  7, 14,  13,  16,  11,  1  is  to  expand. 

My  8, 19,  6,  16  is  a  vegetable. 

My  15,  9,  3  is  a  body  of  water. 

My  15,  6, 11,  4,  10,  7  is  something  unknown 
tr  hidden. 

My  whole  is  a  well  known  American  au- 
thoress, whose  most  celebrated  story  has  been 
translated  into  many  languages,  and  as  a 
play  is  received  with  unfailing  popularity. 


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No.  60S. — Hidden  Word*. 
In  the  name  of  one  of  the  plants  proposed 
for  a  national  flower  may  be  found  a  range 
of  mountains  sloping  toward  both  Europe 
and  Asia,  a  meadow,  a  verb,  "an  epoch,"  "a 
snare,"  a  king  whose  name  is  the  title  of  one 
of  Shakespeare's  plays,  a  girl's  name,  a  cloth 
measure,  "true,"  a  part  of  the  head,  every- 
thing. 

No.  609.— Illustrated  Proverb. 


*ae  curtailed  letters  form  a  word  meaning 
"liability,"  "obligation,"  "dua" 


No.  7OO.—  A  Charade. 

Little  Tom  and  his  sister  went  fishing, 

Their  ages  were  seven  and  five; 
They  returned  all  elated  and  smiling, 

Declaring  they'd  caught  some  alive, 
Triumphant  they  opened  their  basket, 

To  let  mamma  see  their  grand  prize, 
"Why,  these  are  not  fish,  they  are  one  twos, 

You  silly  young  ones,  see  their  eyes?" 
The  children  looked  sore,  disappointed, 

And  Tom  laid  bis  two  on  the  floor. 
Deciding  he  didn't  like  fishing, 

And  was  sure  he'd  not  go  any  more. 

No.   701.—  Croas  Word    Enigma. 
My  first  is  in  water,  but  not  in  land; 
My  second  in  foot,  but  not  in  hand; 
My  third  is  in  lark,  but  not  in  wren; 
My  fourth  is  in  five,  but  not  in  ten; 
My  fifth  and  last  in  eagle  you'll  see  — 
My  whole  a  general  brave  was  he, 
Who  died  in  the  moment  of  victory. 

No.  702.—  Drop  Letter  Proverb. 
-E-L     -I-H-U-     -N-W-E-G-     I-     -H- 
-I-T-B    -F 


No.   703.  —  Curtailment*. 

Curtail  "old,"  and  have  "generation." 

Curtail  "mature,"  and  have  "to  tear  a 
•earn." 

Curtail  "a  line  used  for  measuring,"  and 
have  a  kind  of  fruit 

Curtail  "•  number  of  ships  together,"  and 
h»y«  "to  run  *waj." 


No.   7O4.— Charade. 

Here's  a  man  eager  for  my  first ; 

Strange  what  a  most  decided  thirst 

Some  men  have  for  what  is  found 

In  this,  my  whola    The  crackling  sound 

Of  second  being  folded,  greets 

The  ear  at  home  and  on  the  streets. 


No.   705.— A  Concealed  Quotation. 

In  the  following  paragraph  the  curious  and 
diligent  seeker  may  find  a  familiar  quotation 
from  "Romeo  and  Juliet:" 

"What  sin  have  I  committed?"  said  an 
American  girl  to  her  lover,  when  she  sat  on 
his  best  hat  which  he  had  left  on  the  sofa, 
He  handed  her  a  wet  calla  and  arose  to  take 
his  leave.  His  hobby  was  botany,  but  not 
hers,  for  she  was  an  American  schoolgirl. 
"I  would  prefer  as  mellow  a  pear  as  you  can 
give  me,  Leonidas,"  she  said,  "to  this  wee 
thing  you  call  a  flower." 


No.   706.— Easy  Riddle. 

I  am  a  little  word  composed  of  only  five 
letters,  yet  so  great  is  my  weight  that  strong 
men  have  been  crushed  by  me,  and  I  have 
been  known  to  destroy  life  by  pressing  too 
heaviiy  upon  those  with  whom  I  came  in  con- 
tact I  am  of  the  plural  number,  yet  by  add- 
ing the  letter  S  I  become  singular.  If,  before 
adding  the  letter  S,  you  cut  off  my  head  and 
tail,  what  remains  is  a  verb  implying  exist- 
ence; if,  instead  of  thus  mutilating  me,  you 
place  my  second  letter  before  my  first,  I  am 
changed  into  what  will  make  a  poor  man 
rich.  My  3  2  1  4  is  that  in  which  many 
strive,  but  only  one  wins;  iny  51234  means 
to  alarm ;  my  5  4  2  3  is  to  burn ;  my  1 2  3  is  very 
necessary  in  large  cities;  my  5  4  2  is  enticing 
to  many;  my  2  I  4  u  oue;  my  23  1  is  not 
complete;  my  4  2  3  is  of  wonderful  and  deli- 
cate construction ;  my  1254  is  visited  very 
frequently  by  a  physician,  who  frequently 
has  more  12345  than  a  follower  of  any 
other  profession. 


No.   707. — A  Wise   Saying. 
I  am  composed  of  30  letters. 
My  27,  13,  24,  9,  4  are  invariably  quacks. 
My  18,  25,  1,  17,  3,  14,  26  are  dear  to  me. 
My  2,  16,  2,  7,  2,  20  is  in  your  eye. 
My  15,  29,  19,  8,  18  is  what  we  all  high  for. 
My  30,  10,  5,  24  are  used  in  games  of  chance. 
My  11,  28.  12,  3  is  a  small  boy. 
My  5,  19,  30,  13,  14  goes  through  the  press. 
My  15,  7,  11,  20  is  frequently  presented, 
My  25,  22,  5,  C  is  part  of  a  foot. 
My  wb,ole  is  a  wise  saying. 


Book  of  Pussies. 


Ko.  708.—  A  Stitch  Puixl*. 


Our  girl  readers  will  be  the  first  to  solve 
this  rebus,  which  recently  appeared  in  St. 
Nicholas.  In  the  picture  are  suggested  the 
names  of  fourteen  different  stitches  used  by 
needlewomen.  What  are  they? 


No.   709.— An  Hour  Glass. 

OOOoOoooo 

o    o    o    O    o    o    o 

o    o    O    o    o 

o    0    o 

O 

o    O    o 
o    o    O    o    o 
o    o    o    0    o    o    o 
ooooOoooo 
The  central   letters,    reading    downward, 
name  one  of  the  United   States.     The  cross- 
words: 1  "One  who  throws,  twists  or  winds 
Bilk."     2.  "Educated,"  "directed."     3.  "Ce- 
lerity of    motion,"  "speed,"   "dispatch."    4. 
"Concreted  sugar,"  "water  in  a  solid  state." 
5.  In   "Ohio."     G.  "Termination."     7.  "An 
adhesive  combination  of  flour  and  water,"  or 
"earth  and  water  as  prepared  by  the  potter," 
etc.    8.  "Dexterity,"   "an  artful  trick  per- 
formed by  jugglers."    9.  "Severity,  harsh- 
ness." 


No.   710. — A  Pleasure  Excursion. 

My  (island  near  Maine)  (city  in  North 
Carolina) : 

I  have  been  (city  in  Pennsylvania),  but 
now  will  tell  you  about  our  trip.  Wo  went 
to  see  (city  in  Switzerland).  There  was  (city 
in  New  Jersey),  (city  in  Arkansas),  (moun- 
tain in  California),  (city  in  Pennsylvania) 
and  myself.  (City  in  New  Jersey),  wore  a 
(river  in  Utah),  (animal  in  South  America), 
(city  in  Arkansas)  wore  (city  in  China)  flan- 
nel I  had  to  (point  in  Alaska)  a  (mountain 
in  Oregon)  and  wore  a  (hills  in  Dakota)  dress. 
We  got  an  early  (point  in  England).  We  went 
over  a  very  (mountains  in  United  States) 
fetatein  United  Statesi.  (City  in  Switzer- 


land) had  been  on  the  (cape  near  North  Caro- 
lina) for  us.  As  you  must  know  (city  in 
Switzerland)  Is  very  (mountains  in  West  Vir- 
ginia), and  her  floors  were  covered  with  (city 
in  Europe)  carpet  She  showed  us  a  (cape  in 
South  America)  basket  she  made,  also  her 
lovely  (river  in  Switzerland)  pet  cow.  We 
staid  over  (strait  in  East  Indies)  and  then 
came  home.  My  (city  of  Nabraska),  1  must 
close.  1  (cape  in  North  Carolina)  wo  will 
get  a  (town  of  Wisconsin).  (Cape  of  Green- 
land.) City  of  Kansas. 


No.  711. — Palindromes. 

A  palindrome  is  a  word  which  reads  the 
game  backward  and  forward,  as  for  example, 
"madam." 

Here  are  some  easy  ones:  1.  Part  of  a  ves- 
sel. 2.  An  infant's  garment.  3.  A  devout 
woman.  4.  Treated  like  a  God.  5.  Certain 
songs.  6.  A  traveling  conveyance.  7.  A 
small  animal  8.  Doctrine.  9.  A  legal  docu- 
ment. 

No.  712. — A  Question  of  Slaking  Change. 
A  man  purchased  groceries  to  the  amount 
of  34  ceuts.  When  he  came  to  pay  for  the 
goods  he  found  that  he  had  only  a  one  dollar 
bill,  a  three  cent  piece,  and  a  two  cent  piece. 
Th3  grocer,  on  his  side,  had  only  a  fifty  cent 
piece  and  a  quarter.  They  appealed  to  a  by- 
stander for  change;  but  he,  although  willing 
to  oblige  them,  had  only  two  dimes,  a  five 
cent  piece,  a  two  cent  piece  and  a  one  cent 
piece.  After  some  perplexity,  however, 
change  was  made  to  the  satisfaction  of  every 
one  concerned.  What  was  the  simplest  way 
of  accomplishing  this? 


No.   713.— A  Pictorial  Rebus. 


No.   714.— Double  Central  Acrostic. 

To  arrange;  a  woman  lacking  in  neatness; 
certain  kinds  of  puzzles;  a  figure  of  three 
angles;  a  wooden  plate;  neglected;  taken 
what  is  offered ;  obtained  the  use  of  for  a 
time;  certain  vegetables. 

The  fourth  row  of  letters,  read  down,  de- 
fines unknown  persons. 


88 


Everybody's 


The  fifth  row  of  letters,  read  down,  define* 
a  small  post. 

No.  715.— Coins  to  Market. 
One  day  I  went  into  a  store 

To  buy  some  groceries, 
But  when  I  reached  my  home  I  found 

The  p r  was  half  peas; 

The  g r,  too,  was  strong  of  gin, 

And  the  r e  was  filled  with  ice; 

The  s p  contained  the  blood  of  a  sire, 

And  the  ice  was  in  the  sp ; 

A  sod  was  discerned  in  the  s a 

And  the  c s  looked  queer,  for  per- 
chance 
The  blood  of  a  cur  was  spilt  therein, 

And  the  food  was  tilled  with  ants; 
The  o       o  was  well  seasoned  with  sage, 

And  the  canned  s h  was  half  tar ; 

And  strange  to  say,  the  s r  contained 

The  stump  of  a  nasty  cigar. 
I  was  well  worked  up,  and  felt  rather  sore, 
But  I  never  again  returned  to  that  store. 


No.  710.—  What  la  It? 
A  friend  to  all  the  human  race, 

From  emperor  to  peasant; 
There's  none  more  missed  when  not  in 
place, 

Or  of  more  use  when  present. 
Obedient  to  my  patron's  will, 

I  yield  to  their  control; 
Yet  every  one  is  trying  still 

To  "put  me  in  a  hole." 

No.   717. — Anagram* 

These  anagrams  represent  the  names  of 
three  noted  historians  and  three  favorite 
American  authors: 

Ward  De  Thaeta  Revel 
Bertha  C.  DeCarl-ScoA 


Jan  Dry.  the  famous 

one. 

It  is  Carl  P.  Wheltom. 
Roger  L.  Wainn  goes. 


kerg. 

Tom  Sejia. 


No.  718. — A  Drop  Letter  Saying. 
•  -*-e  -h-  g-e-t-s-  s-u-d. 


No.  710.— PI  of  the  Season. 
Bredmece  clesos  no  eth  ceena 

Dan  hwta  prapea  bet  mothsn  nogo  stapf 
Btagmerfn  fo  meti  wichh  cone  heav  benel 

Desucingce  lowlys,  Ifed  oto  fats! 
Thire  mienuts,  shour,  dan  sayd  pareap 

Livewea  ni  halt  malls  tinop,  a  ryea. 


No.  720. — A  Charade. 
Lord  Ronald  burned  the  famed  Yule  log 

With  wassail  in  his  hall, 
And  first  was  wreathed  in  many  a  fold 

Where  the  Christmas  moonbeams  fall. 
He  poured  the  second  in  a  glass, 

And  pledged  the  Christmas  glow; 


Vnd  the  whole  in  the  garden  lay  dead 

Under  the  gleaming  snow. 

No.  721. — Cross  Word  Enigma. 
My  first  is  in  March  but  not  in  Spring, 
My  second  in  Eaglo  but  not  in  Wing ; 
My  third  is  in  Power  but  not  in  Strong, 
My  fourth  in  Warble  but  not  in  Song; 
My  fifth  is  in  Rose  and  also  in  Leaf, 
My  sixth  in  Summary,  not  in  Brief; 
My  seventh  is  in  Summer  but  not  in  Joy, 
My  eighth  in  Golden  but  not  in  Toy; 
My  ninth  is  in  Apple  but  not  in  King, 
My  tenth  in  Whisper  but  not  in  Sing. 
I  come  from  the  woods,  if  there  you  espy 
A  flower  or  a  bird  that  is  sweeter  than  I, 
I  give  you  permission  in  April  weather 
To  serve  me  on  snow  and  eat  me  together. 

No.  722. — Easy  Transpositions. 
Transpose  a  part  of  a  musical  instrument 
into  a  stain;   also  into  cooking  utensils;  also 
into  the  highest  parts;  also  into  a  place. 

No.   723.— Mental  Arithmetic. 


No.   724.— A  Riddle. 
I  sing  in  the  woods  a  gentle  song; 
I  lurk  in  the  glens,  or  the  brook  along. 
I  give  to  the  sparkling  stream  a  hue 
That  artists  would  love  to  paint  so  true. 
And  in  the  student's  den  I  dwell, 
While  o'er  the  boy  I  cast  my  spelL 
The  scholar  loves  my  soberest  face; 
The  artist  paints  my  prettiest  grace. 
Tm  black  and  white— yellow  and  gold— 
Maybe  red  or  green,  maybe  gray  and  old. 

No.  725.— How  Is  This? 

In  a  stage  coach  on  the  way  to  a  Christmai 
gathering  at  the  old  homestead  were  1  grand- 
mother, 3  mothers,  2  aunts,  4  sisters,  2  broth- 
ers, 4  daughters,  two  sons,  5  cousins,  3  nieces, 
2  nephews,  3  grand-daughters  and  2  grand- 
tons.  How  many  persons  were  there! 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


89 


No.  726. — Numerical  Enigma. 

My  whole,  containing  22  letters,  is  an  old 
Baying  often  heard  by  girls. 

My  16,  15,  2,  10  is  huge. 

My  3,  4,  9,  13  is  a  prong. 

My  18,  6,  22,  21,  3  is  odor. 

My  17,  1,  2,  5  is  one  of  the  points  of  th« 
compass. 

My  14,  7,  13,  12  is  one  of  Noah's  sons. 

My  6,  8, 16,  11,  6  is  relating  to  a  city. 

My  20,  19  denotes  position. 

No.   727. — Reverse*. 

1.  Reverse  a  luminous  body,  and  have  the 
plural  of  an  animal. 

2.  Reverse  "a  conflict,"  and  have   "un- 
cooked." 

3.  Reverse  a  boy's  name,  and  have  the 
home  of  a  wild  beast. 

4.  Reverse  a  vegetable  which  grows  within 
the  earth,  and  have  a  month. 

5.  Reverse  the  plural  of  a  kitchen  utensil, 
and  have  "to  break  with  a  quick  sound." 

6.  Reverse  a  kind  of   weed,  growing  near 
the  water,  and  have  an  animal. 

No.   728.— Enigma:    A  Little  Fairy. 
Within  my  walls  of  silver 

A  little  fairy  lives, 
Whose  presence  in  a  household 

Great  joy  and  comfort  gives. 

She  sows  no  tares  of  anger, 
And  ugly  weeds  that  spoil, 

But  to  sew  tears  in  garments 
She  willingly  will  toil. 

Now,  name  this  useful  fairy. 

Her  shining  palace,  too, 
Her  clever,  nimblo  sisters, 

Who  all  her  bidding  do. 


No.  729.— A  Cat  Up  Puzzle. 


First  cut  out,  with  a  penknife,  In  pasteboard  or 
card, 

The  designs  numbered  one,  two  and  three- 
Four  of  each— after  which,  as  the  puzzle  is  bard. 

You  had  better  be  guided  by  me 
To  a  certain  extent;  for  in  fixins  take  care 

That  each  portion  is  fitted  hi  tight, 
Or  they  will  not  produce  such  a  neat  little  square 

Aa  they  otherwise  would  if  done  right. 


No.   730. — Beheadings  Transposed. 

Each  word  contains  five  letters.  The  be- 
headed letters  form  the  name  of  a  famous 
naturalist 

Behead  an  extensive  mountain  range,  and 
transpose  the  remaining  letters  to  make  a 
word  meaning  the  objects  aimed  at. 

Behead  imposing;  transpose  to  make  to 
mend. 

Behead  to  diminish;  transpose  to  make  a 
stroke. 

Behead  to  strike  down;  transpose  to  make 
opportunity. 

Behead  possessing  flavor;  transpose  to 
make  settled. 

Behead  a  reflection ;  transpose  to  make  a 
contest. 

Behead  an  animal;  transpose  to  make  an 
animal. 

No.   731.— A  Charade. 

My  first,  like  a  laggard,  Is  always  behind. 

In  the  form  of  one  thousand  my  second  you'll 

find. 
And  yet,  for  my  whole  should  you  search  the 

world  round. 

In  the  morning  or  evening,  'twill  never  be  found. 
No.   732. — A  Rhyming  Numerical   Enigma 

1.  A  word  in  much  demand,  tis  true, 
Is  this  little  word,  5,  1,  2. 

2.  A  well  known  foreign  plant  youTI  see, 
Is  spelled  by  using  5,  2,  3. 

8.  This  very  morn  I  found  alive 

In  my  new  trap  a  4,  3,  5. 
4.  If  you  would  hoar  a  little  more. 

You  must  lend  your  2,  3,  4. 
6.  "There  is  nothing  new  under  the  sun," 

Is  said  on  2,  3,  4,  5,  I. 

6.  Because  my  boy  fell  on  the  floor, 
Fell  many  a  5,  2,  3,  4. 

7.  A  statement  'gainst  which  none  will  strive, 
All  have  a  1,  2,  3,  4,  5. 


No.    733.— A  Riddle. 

Back  and  down  trodden  is  my  line, 

Yet  you  may  not  despise, 
For  surely  I  was  made  to  shine 

Before  admiring  eyes. 
Of  all  my  wanderings  o'er  the  earth, 

Though  lightly  you  may  talk, 
Your  understanding  owns  my  worth 

And  blameless  daily  walk. 


No.   731. — An  Animal   in  Anagram. 

I  saw  on  the  street  a  descendant  of  Ham, 
Not  ill  o'  disease,  but  "ill  o'  a  dram," 

This  anagram  straightened  you've  seen,  I 

suppose, 
In  pictures,  and,  mayhap,  in  animal  shows; 

And  if  you  have  seen  it  you're  noticed  the  lack 
Of  even  &  semblance  of  fur  on  its  Knflr 


Everybody  s 


Jfo.  735.— A  Palindrome. 

Long  years  ago,  the  Portuguese 
In  me  rode  over  stormy  seas, 
Held  on  my  course  'inid  pirates  bold, 
Who  sought  to  seize  my  freight  of  gold, 
Sailed  on  until  I  reached  the  shore 
Of  India,  famed  in  ancient  lore. 
Then  back  I  sailed,  and  in  the  hold 
Were  richest  spices — wealth  untold — 
Which  netted  to  the  captain  brave 
All  riches  that  his  heart  could  crave. 
Now  this  I'll  tell :  Scan  well  my  name, 
Backward  and  forward  I'm  the  same — 
A  palindrome,  no  more  or  less, 
So  use  your  wits  my  name  to  guess. 

>  ...  730.— A  Word  Square. 

o     o     o     o     o 


o     o 


o     o 


o  o  o  o  o 
o  o  o  o  o 
o  o  o  o  o 

The  first  row  of  five  represents  a  word 
meaning  "empty,"'  "void  of  intelligence." 
The  second  row,  the  post  at  the  foot  of  the 
stairca-e.  The  third  row,  "  to  adjudge,"  "  to 
determine."  The  fourth,  ''to  give  vigor," 
"a  sinew."  The  fifth,  an  American  shrub 
having  broad  umbels  of  white  flowers  and 
dark  red  berries.  The  blossoms  and  berries 
are  n^ed  in  medicine.  It  grows  wild  usually, 
but  is  sometimes  seen  in  gardens. 


Wo.  737 — Charade. 

"  Mother  dear,  please  say  I  may 
Go  down  and  skate  upon  the  buy." 

"  My  little  son,  you  cannot  go 
Upon  the  ice  in  the  bay  below. 
This  very  morn  did  your  father  say, 
Ere  to  his  whole  he  went  away. 
John  must  keep  first  the  second  to-day.' " 

Jlo.  73S.     Xnmerlral   Kiilgina. 
My  4,  1,  9  is  small  in  number. 
My  3,  2,  7  is  appropriate. 
My  6,  5,  10  is  a  sheltered  place. 
My  1 1,  8,  9  is  a  riotous  n<> 
My  whole  is  a  renowned  structure  of  recent 
date.  

Th«-    Magic    Dance. 

An  entertaining  electrical  experiment  can 
be  performed  by  the  young  folks  on  clear, 
o-l,l  winter  evenings,  as  it  succeeds  best 
when  the  atmosphere  is  very  dry.  The 
apparatus  in  simple.  Two  large  books  and 
a  pane  of  gla*n,  »ay  10  by  12  inches  ii. 
come  firdt.  The  ends  of  the  glass  an  pit. 
between  the  leaves  of  the  books,  so  as  to 
the  gliM  Aboot  i;  inch  above  the 
Ml.!.-.  Then  take  tissue  paper 
and  cut  u.a  uny  figure  thut  fancy 


prompt,  not  to  be  over   1  inch  or  1|  inch 
in  length. 

The^e  figures  are  to  be  laid  upon  the  table 
under  the  glass,  and  the  experiment  is  ready 
to  be  put  into  practical  operation.  The 
next  ftep  is  to  take  a  silk  handkerchief 
and  rub  the  top  of  the  glass  with  a  quick 
circular  motion.  The  result  is  to  bring  the 
figures  into  active  life,  their  antics  being 
amusing  beyond  description.  Be  oaref  ul  not 
to  touch  the  glass  with  the  hand  or  finger 
during  the  movement  of  the  figures,  for  it 
will  stop  them  at  once. 

•in.    739.— A    Zoological   Acrostic. 

0   O   0 

oooooooo 

0   O   O 

oooooooo 
o  o  o 

O   0   O   O   0   O   0 

o  o  o  o  o  o  o 
The  inner  vertical  represents  the  name  of 
an  animal.  It  is  of  a  yellow  or  fawn  colour, 
with  rose-like  clusters  of  black  spots  along 
the  back  and  sides.  It  is  found  in  Africa  and 
India.  The  row  of  three,  a  quadruped  of  the 
stag  kind,  with  wide,  spreading  horns.  It  is 
found  in  Europe  and  North  America.  The 
row  of  eight,  a  quadruped  intermediate  be- 
tween the  deer  and  goat.  Its  horns  are  al- 
most always  round  and  ringed.  It  is  found 
from  the  Rocky  Mountains  to  the  Pacific 
coast,  and  in  the  Easfern  continent.  The  row 
of  three,  an  animal  that  burrows  in  the  earth 
ami  is  remarkable  for  its  cunning.  The  row 
of  eight,  a  quadruped  of  the  tribe  of  pachy- 
derms of  two  living  species.  It  is  found  in 
Africa  and  India.  It  is  vei  y  intelligent,  but 
sometimes  exceedingly  ferocious.  The  row 
of  three,  a  small  rodent  mammal.  The  row 
of  seven,  a  little  well-known  hound,  remark- 
able for  going  into  the  ground  after  animals 
that  burrow.  The  row  of  seven,  an  animal 
of  the  cat  family,  fierce  and  strong. 


Wo.  74O — >  ii  in. -i  i-  .1  i    Enigma. 

A  Spanish  soldier,  having  straggled  from 
the  main  body  of  troops,  was  overtaken  by  a 
shower  of  rain.  As  protection  from  the 
storm,  he  donned  a  large  1.  2.  :*.  4,  whileover 
his  arm  hung  a  1.  '2.  :<.  4  in  which  he  expected 
shortly  to  1.  !'.:>.  I  quantities  of  1.  '2.  :<.  4, 
when  he  and  his  comi>anions  should  1 . 
the  town  they  were  approaching. 

Coming  unexpectedly  upon  a  3, 2,  1,4  of 
1.  2.  :<.  1.  he  greedily  imbibed  a  large  draught, 
at'tt-r  which  he  thus  paradoxically  apo>tn>- 
phised  it  :  "  You  are  wet,  you  are  dry.  So 
likewise  was  I.  I  drank  of  you.  and  you 
qu«'ii"heil  my  thirr-t.  You  would  greatly 
aid  my  e<>mpanions  and  me  in  the  work  be- 
fore us.  but  the  1.  '_'.  .'?.  I  in  which  you  are 
is  too  unwieldy  for  ine  to  carry,  and  being 


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wet  you  cannot  be  transferred  to  the  1,2,3.4 
on  my  arm  ;  therefore,  most  reluctantly  I 
leave  you.  with  the  assurance  that  your  in- 
fluence will  go  with  me." 

JTo.  741.— Charade. 

They  say  my  first  is  very  bright, 

And  what  they  say  is  true  ; 
But  only  in  my  second  can 

My  first  be  seen  by  you. 
My  second  would  without  my  first 

Be  far  from  being  bright ; 
My  whole  is  what  the  working  man 

Welcomes  with  great  delight. 

Xo.  742.— Word  Sqnarea. 

1.  To  delight ;  a  room  where  meat  is  kept; 
mistakes  ;  accommodate s  ;  a  long  seat ;  re- 
moves. 

2.  Cleanses  ;  a  bloodvessel ;    tempests  ;  a 
recluse  ;  an  animal  ;  method. 


>O.  743. —  rni^iii.i , 

With  thieves  I  consort. 
With  the  vilest,  in  short, 

I'm  quite  at  my  ease  in  depravity  ; 
Yet  all  divines  use  me, 
And  savants  can't  lose  me. 

For  I  am  the  centre  of  gravity. 


No.  744.  — Letter  Reunaea. 

Rosam  G  C 

D  nor         E  D 


Problem*. 

Make  V  (five)  less  by  adding  to  it.  IV 
(four). 

From  a  number  that's  odd  cut  off  the 
head,  it  then  will  even  be  ;  its  tail,  I  pray, 
next  take  away,  your  mother  then  you'll  see. 
Seven — even— Eve. 

What  must  you  add  to  nine  to  make  it 
six  .'  S.  for  IX  with  S  is  six. 

Which  is  the  greatest  number,  six  dozen 
dozen  or  half  a  dozen  dozen  .'  Why  six  dozen 
dozen,  of  course. 

What  is  the  difference  between  twice 
twenty-two  and  twice  two  and  twenty  .'  One 
is  44  and  the  other  24. 

When  do  two  and  two  not  make  four  ? 
When  they  stand  for  22. 

A   Puzzle  of  tlie  Antipodes. 

You  don't  know  what  the  exact  antipodes 
to  Ireland  is .'  You  mean  to  say  you 
don't .'  Nonsense  !  Why.  suppose  we  were 
to  bore  a  hole  exactly  through  the  earth, 
starting  from  Dublin,  and  you  went  in  at 
this  end,  where  would  you  come  out  ?  Why, 
out  of  the  other  end  of  the  hole,  to  be 


><».  745.— Easy  Beheadings. 

1.  Behead  dingles,  and   leave  beverages. 

2.  Behead  to  expect,  and  leave  to  attend. 

3.  Behead  a  useful  instrument,  and  leave  a 
tuft  of  hair.     4.  Behead  informed,  and  leave 
merchandise.    f>.  Behead  a  retinue,  and  leave 
to  fall  in  drop?.     G.  Behead   fanciful,  and 
leave  to  distribute.     7.  Behead  to  suppose, 
and  leave  to  languish.   8.  Behead  at  no  time, 
and  leave  always. 

The  beheaded  letters  will  name  what  chil- 
dren most  enjoy. 


>  ».  746.— A  Pyramid. 

o 

o    O    o 

0      0      O      °      0 

o    o    o    O    o    o    o 
ooooQoooo 
The  solitary  ring  represents  a  consonant. 
The  row  of  three,  '•  the  home  of  wild  beasts." 
The  row  of  five,  "  a  noisy  collision  of  two  or 
more  bodies."     The  row  of  seven,  "  to  eluci- 
date."    The  row  of  nine,  "  to  wrongly  em- 
ploy."    The  vertical  of  five.  "  kingdom." 


Xo  7i7.— A  Riddle. 

You  may  find  me  there  before  you  at  any- 
body's door, 
In  the  palace  of  the  rich  or  the  cottage  of 

the  poor ; 
You  may  find  me  in  the  earth  and  air,  but  in 

the  mighty  sea, 
Would  surely   be  a  place,  my  friends,  you 

need  not  look  for  me. 
I've  lived  out  in  the  country,  and  I've  lived 

within  the  town, 
And  moved  so  oft  from  house  to  house  I 

long  to  settle  down. 
Both  men  and  women  shun  me,  the  youthful 

and  the  old, 
(But  oh  !  how  glad  to  grasp  me  when  I  am 

made  of  gold). 
How  often  on  the  doorstep,  I  fain  would 

enter  in.  when 
Betty  spied  my  presence  and  sent  me  off 

again. 
Men  hate  me  and  they  scorn  me,  and  they 

throw  me  here  and  there  ; 
You  may  see  me  lying  helpless  in  the  gutter 

— -on  the  stair. 
You  may  see  me  where  they  throw  me,  so  if 

you'll  look  again, 
Can't  you  see  me  in  the  eyes  of  some  simple 

guileless  men  ? 
I  hate  the  winter's  ice  and  snow  and  hate  to 

have  it  rain  ; 
I'm  very  fond  of  travelling  and  always  on 

train. 

ffo.  74S.— An  Anagram. 

('  nne  tell  me,  soldier,  old  and  gray, 
What  is  this  curious  riddle,  pray  ' 


Everybody  s 


The  bravest  army  in  the  field 
Without  me  to  the  foe  must  yield. 
F..r  man  .-ind  horse  I  food  provide 
Ami  see  th.-ir  daily  wants  supplied  ; 
Yet  while  I'm  cursed  by  rank  and  file 
They  love  me,  though  they  call  me  vile. 

The  soldier  heived  a  gentle  sigh 
And  said  :  "  Oh,  miss,  a  cart  am  I." 

J(o.  749.—  Double   Acrostic. 

My  primals  and  finals  each  name  a  famous 
geologist. 

Cross  words  (of  equal  length)  :  1.  An  iron 
block  upon  which  metals  are  hammered.  2. 
A  short  prayer.  3.  An  Athenian.  4.  A 
Tolley.  5.  Slaughtered.  6.  A  mass  of  un- 
wrought  metaL  7.  A  plain  face  or  plinth 
at  the  lower  part  of  a  wall. 


Ho.  75O.— Cross  Word. 

My  first  is  in  cat,  but  not  in  kitten. 

My  second  is  in  glove,  but  not  in  mitten. 

My  third  is  in  rat,  but  not  in  mouse. 

My  fourth  is  in  cottage,  but  not  in  house. 

My  fifth  is  in  draught,  but  not  in  drink. 

My  whole  is  a  conveyance,  I  think. 


Ho.  751.— A  Xoted  Bntllc. 

Behead  the  words  defined  in  the  firsfr 
column  to  get  those  in  the  second.  The  de- 
capitated letters  in  order  will  spell  a  decisive 
battle. 

1.  To  vacillate,  1.  To  assert. 

2.  Foreign,  2.  A  legal  claim, 
8.  Vestige,                       3.  Lineage, 

4.  Conclusion,  4.  A  small  aperture, 

6.  To  send  back,  5.  To  eject, 

6.  A  mechanical  power,  fi.  Always, 

7.  Public,  7.  A  green  colour, 

8.  To  suppose.  8.  A  tree. 


Ho.  75*.— Arithmetical. 

Place  four  nine*  BO  as  to  equal  one  hund  iv:l. 

A  duck  before  two  ducks,  a  duck  behind 
two  duck*  and  a  duck  lie' ween  two  ducks — 
how  many  ducks  were  there  in  all  .' 


Ho.  723.—  Enigma. 

The  whole,  composed  of  4 1  letters,  is.  an 
old  axiom. 

The  !  is  to  defraud. 

The  :..  •„'*.  7.  -.".I.  It,  10  is  to  obstruct. 

The  8,  11,  17,  41.  IT,,  2:1,  is  a  covering  for 
the  head. 

The  U.  U.  16,  1...  II,  1-  is  changeable. 

The  :»v  -Jl.  BO,  n.  -'1.  in  is  a  theme. 

The  20.  L'7.  H7,  :tr,.  :t:,.  :u  is  pushed. 

Th.  .  ttin  for  bone. 

The  :.'•;.  :ii>.  :<'.»,  33  is  a  hood. 


No.  754.— Historical  Anagram*. 

"  TELL  ON  WING"  his  fame  and  glory, 

Hero  great  of  English  story. 

For  himself    "NUIIUM;    WAS."      For         '. 

land  all  in  all. 
It  he  saved  from  oppression,  from  bondage 

and  thrall. 
"  A  SCARE''  he  would  give  us  if  living  to 

day, 
For  he  conquered  all  nations  that  came  in 

his  way. 
'•  GREET  THE  PATER"  of  his  country,  who 

for  it  was  not  afraid 
To  lay  aside  his  rank  and  title  and  incog,  to 

learn  a  trade. 
"GREAT  THE  RADIUS"  that  he  conquered, 

stretching  out  from  sea  t<  • 
Kind  his  heart,  though  strong  his  hand  was 

for  he  set  God's  people  free. 


Ho.  755. — Enigma. 

Alone,  no  life  can  be  without  me  ; 
With  C.  I  hold  the  widest  beast  ; 
With  G.  I  measure  land  and  sea  : 
With  P.  I  serve  the  nobleman  ; 
With  R,  I  rave  with  passion  dread  ; 
With  S.  I  know  the  depths  of  wisdom  ; 
With  W,  I  earn  my  daily  bread. 


JSo.  7.1O.— Hour  <41a*ses. 

I.  The  central  letters  reading  downwards 
will  spell  the  surname  of   a  very  famous 
American. 

Cross  Words:  1.  Vexing.  2.  To  dress 
for  show.  3.  Single.  4.  A  letter  in  Publi- 
cola.  5.  To  bend.  6.  A  Hungarian  dance. 
7.  Part  of  the  day. 

II.  Centrals  downwards,  the  name  of  a 
famous  Italian  poet. 

Cross  Words:  1.  A  company  of  pilgrims 
travelling  together.  '2.  Worth.  3.  Energy. 
4.  In  Publicola.  5.  A  small  serpent.  6. 
An  aquatic  animal.  7.  A  bigot. 

Jfo.  757.— Charade. 

A  messenger,  my  whole,  who  carries  grief 
and  joy. 

My  whole  is  second,  too  ;  but  not  a  frolic- 
some liuy. 

Of  stone  or  wood  my  first ;  and  yet  it  spans 
the  globe. 

With  messages  untold,  for  palace  and  adobe. 


N...    :.-,s.      \  Faithful  Guide. 

A  pleasure  party  roaming — 
Now  hither  and  now  there — 

Found,  when  came  on  the  gloaming, 
They  were,  they  knew  not  where. 

Then  some  began  a-wailing, 
They  were  so  sore  affright, 

But  tears  were  not  availing, 
And  on  apace  came  night. 


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Then  one  produced  a  finger, 

That  anyone  might  own, 
Aiid  bade  them  not  to  linger 

While  pointing  to  their  home. 

This  faithful  little  trembler, 
That  tells  the  truth  alway, 

Shames  any  false  dissembler 
Who  leads  the  lost  astray. 

><>.  759. --Comparisons. 

1.  Positive,  an  insect  ;  comparative,  a 
beverage  ;  superlative,  an  animal.  2.  Posi- 
tive, a  coxcomb  ;  comparative,  an  annoy- 
ance ;  superlative,  to  vaunt.  3.  Positive, 
a  reward  ;  comparative,  awe  ;  superlative, 
a  banquet.  4.  Positive,  to  travel  ;  compara- 
tive, to  stab  ;  superlative,  a  spectre.  5. 
Positive,  a  deer  ;  comparative,  to  bellow  ; 
superlative,  to  parch. 


Wo.  70O.—  A  Queer  Conceit. 

Two  patient  creatures  and  a  preposition, 
Produce  a  monster  worthy  of  perdition. 


Wo.  761.  —  Geographical  Anagrams. 

1.  I  Begin  R-A-T  rat.  2.  Date  it  sunset. 
8.  A  rails  at  U.  4.  Scold  Nat.  5.  0  !  nine 
mate.  6.  Philip  had  ale. 


Wo.  768.     Conundrums. 

Why  have  domestic  fowls  no  future  state 
of  existence  1 

What  is  the  difference  between  a  baby 
and  a  pair  of  boots  .' 

Why  is  a  plum  cake  like  the  ocean  ? 

In  what  colour  should  a  secret  be  kept  ? 


Appropriate  Epitaphs. 

A  good  epitaph  for  a  cricketer — "  Over." 
For  an  auctioneer — "  Gone." 
For  a  billiard-marker — "  The  long  rest." 
For  a  drowned  boat's  crew — "  Easy  all." 

Wo.  763.— Belieadiiign. 

Behead  an  animal  and  leave  to  follow 
closely  ;  a  bird  and  leave  twice  ;  the  channel 
for  a  rapid  current  of  water  and  leave  a  par- 
ticle ;  a  name  sometimes  given  to  plumbago 
and  leave  to  increase  ;  to  connive  at  and 
leave  a  wager  ;  to  disembark  and  leave  a  con- 
junction :  nice  perception  and  leave  to  feign ; 
a  delightful  region  and  leave  a  haunt ;  a  float 
and  leave  astern  ;  a  Scandinavian  legend  and 
leave  a  Turkish  title  ;  to  confine  and  leave  to 
grow  old ;  to  comply  with  and  leave  a 
Turkish  governor ;  a  crutch  and  leave  a 
unit ;  a  company  of  attendants  and  leave  to 
be  in  trouble. 

The  beheaded  letters  form  the  name  of  a 
famous  writer. 


Wo,  964 — Charade. 

You'll  find  my  first  a  wild,  shrill  cry  ; 

My  whole  is  often  called  a  hue. 
My  hist  is  never  loud  nor  high, 

And  yet  it  is  to  bellow,  too. 
Do  my  whole  you  never  could  ; 
Be  my  whole  you  never  should  ; 
Wear  my  whole  you  often  would. 


Wo.  765.— An  Enigmatical  Quartet. 

A  thousand  one  gentle  name  needs  for  a  start, 

Just  a  unit  of  that  I  can  count. 
The  next  neighbour  claims  but  a  twentieth 
part, 

And  the  next  one  has  half  the  amount. 
We  are  gentle  folk  all,  by  the  spell  of  the 
whole, 

Be  our  wealth  in  a  mint  or  a  dime. 
Its  charm  is  kind  manners  and  calmness  of 

And  these  will  most  truly  refine.       [soul, 


Wo.  766.— A  Pretty  Puzzle. 

Insert  a  vowel  wherever  there  is  an  X  in 
the  ten  sentences  which  follow.  When 
they  are  complete,  select  a  word  of  five 
letters  from  each  sentence.  When  these  ten 
words  are  rightly  selected  and  placed  one 
below  the  other,  the  central  row  of  letters, 
reading  downward,  will  spell  the  names  of 
certain  missives,  very  pleasant  to  receive  : 

1.  XLL   CXVXT,  XLL   LXSX. 

2.  YXX    DXG    YXXR     GEXVX    WXTH    YXXB 

TXXTH. 

3.  WX  HXTX  DXLXY.YXT  XT  MXKXS  XS  WXSX. 

4.  BXTTXR  HXLP  X  LXXP  THXN  NX  BKXXI). 

5.  PXNNY  WXSX.  PXXKD   FXXLXSH. 

6.  X  DRXWNXN'G  MXN  WXLL  CXTCH   XT'X 

STBXW. 

7.  TWX  XLL  MXXLS   MXKX   THX  THXRD   X 

GLXTTXX. 

8.  HXNXYXN  THX  MXXTH  SXVXSTHX  PXR3X. 
19.   SPXRX  TX  SPXXK,  SPXRX  TX  SPXXD. 

10.   HXSTX  MXKXS   WXSTX. 


Wo.  707—  Word   Sqnarcs. 

Not  rough,  a  rainbow,  a  number,  a 
Scripture  name. 

Not  dim,  to  depart,  edges  of  a  roof  to 
ward  off,  pauses. 


like 


Wo.  70S  —  Conundrum*. 

Why   are   horses   in   cold   weather 
meddle  ome  gossips  .' 

Why  is  a  specimen  of  handwriting  like 
a  dead  pig  ? 

Why  is  a  ten  cent  piece  like  a  cow  1 

When  is  water  like  fat? 


A  Few  Conundrums  Answered. 

Can  you  till  why  the  giant  Goliath  was 
very  much  a-stone-ished  when  David  hit 


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him  with  a  stone  ?     Why,  because  such  a 
thing  had  never  entered  his  head  before. 

A  prize  toy  should  be  given  to  the  child 
who  guesses  the  following  :  What  kin  is  that 
child  to  its  own  father,  who  is  not  his  own 
father's  son  .'  His  daughter. 

W  hen  does  a  son  not  take  after  his  father  .' 
When  his  father  leaves  him  nothing  to  take. 

Why  is  it  easy  to  break  into  an  old 
man'?  house .'  Because  his  gait  is  broken 
and  his  locks  are  few. 

What  Egyptian  official  would  a  little 
boy  mention  if  he  were  to  cill  his  mother 
to  the  window  to  see  something  wonderful .' 
Mammy  look !— mameluke. 

;>eg  leave  to  ax  you  which  of  a  car- 
penter's tools  is  coffee  like .'  An  ax  with 
a  dull  edge,  because  it  must  be  ground 
before  it  can  be  used. 


769.-A  Checkered  Square. 


O  o    O 

o  o 

O  o    O 

o  o 

O  o    o 


O  o    O 

0  O 

O  o    O 

o  o 

O  o    O 


O    o    o    °    O    °    O 

The  upper  horizontal  of  seven  and  the  left 
vertical,  reading  downward,  a  word  of  seven 
letters,  f-ignifying  "a  large  ship  with  three 
or  four  decks,  formerly  used  by  the  Span- 
iards as  a  man-of-war,  as  in  the  Armada,  and 
also  in  commerce,  as  between  Spain  and  her 
colonies  in  America."  The  lower  horizontal 
and  right  verticil,  another  word  of  seven 
K-tu-rs,  "beginning  to  exist  or  grow"  :  in 
chemistry,  "  in  the  act  of  being  produced 
or  evolved,  as  a  gas."  The  second  horizontal 
and  second  vertical.  "  spirits  or  ghosts  of  the 
departed," '•  hobgoblins."  The  third,  "an 
ornament  of  ribbons,"  "  a  tuft  of  feathers, 
diamonds,  etc.,  in  the  form  of  a  heron's 
crest" 

Ho.  770.     Acroftfir  Riddle. 

O    o    o    o 
O    o    o    o 
O    o    o    o    o    o 
O    o    o    o 

I  watched  my  first  in  lofty  flight. 
With  sweetest  «>ng  till  out  of  fight. 
My  peoond,  flying  low,  I  found 
With  wings  that  did  not  leave  the  ground. 
My  third.  \vho*e  win^s  we  cannot  see, 
••t  t  ik«-  flight  fiom  you  or  me. 

•h  destitute  of  wings, 
Flies  high  aloft  but  never  sings. 

if  my  first  you  rightly  name. 
You'll  fin  1  my  initial^  H|x-ll  the  same 


N...  771.—  letter  F.nlgnta. 

In  grape  but  not  in  plum. 
In  gross  but  not  in  sum. 
In  baize  but  not  in  wool. 
In  calf  but  not  in  bull. 
In  meat  but  not  in  chop. 
In  break  but  not  in  lop. 
In  mute  but  not  in  loud. 
In  laugh  but  not  in  cloud. 
In  Xacre,  also  in  relation. 
My  whole  is  a  constellation. 

JTo.  77«.— Hidden  Reptile*. 

Of  a  good  little  boy  who  aspires  to  the  name 

Of  Roger  Newton,  I  now  write  : 
His  kinky-  haired  pate  is  quite  unknown  to 

fame. 

But   his  friends   think   him  clever    and 
bright. 

His  naked  feet  dance  to  a  dear  little  song, 
As  he  jumped  every  morn  from  his  bed  ; 

He  can  make  a  salmon,  and  ere  very  long 
He  thinks  he  can  stand  on  his  head. 

The  years  drag  on  slowly  with  him,  for  he 

talks 

Every  day  of  "  when  he  is  a  man," 
And  regrets  that  his  mother  his  progress  e'er 

balks, 
And  keeps  him  a  child  while  she  can. 


>"«>  773. — A  Tramp's  SI  rntagrm. 

Four  tramps  applied  at  a  farm  house  for 
alms.  '•  Well,"  said  the  farmer,  "  I  have  a 
piece  of  work  that  will  require  200  hours' 
labor.  If  you  want  to  do  it,  I  will  pay  you 
$20,  and  you  can  divide  the  work  and  the 
money  among  yourselves  as  you  see  fit." 

The  tramps  agreed  to  do  the  work  on  these 
conditions  :  "  HOW,  l>oys,"  gaid  one  of  the 
tramps,  who  was  at  the  same  time  the  laziest 
and  the  most  intelligent  of  the  four,  "there 
is  no  use  of  all  four  of  us  doing  the  same 
amount  of  work.  Let's  draw  lots  to  gee  who 
fhall  work  the  most  hours  a  day  and  who  the 
fewest.  Then  let  each  man  work  as  many 
days  as  he  does  hours  a  day.'' 

The  plan  being  agreed  to,  the  lazy  tramp 
took  good  care  that  chance  should  designate 
him  to  do  the  least  number  of  hours  of  work. 
Now  how  were  the  200  hours  of  work 
allotted  so  tluit  each  tramp  should  work  as 
many  hours  a  day  as  he  did  days,  and  yet  so 
that  no  two  tramps  should  work  the  same 
number  of  hours  .' 


Tfo.  771.-  In  my  Garden. 

I  planted  me  a  garden  ; 

Like  Hetty  Prince's  pig, 
It  was  not  very  little. 

Nor  was  it  very  big  ; 


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But' 'twas  the  funniest  planting  ; 

I'll  tell  the  story,  mind, 
But  what  I  planted  brought  to  me 

I'll  leave  for  you  to  find. 

Wall  Street  I  scattered  duly  ; 

A  mourning  Cupid's  dart ; 
The  mouths  of  Xed  and  Flora  ; 

Good  deeds  heralded  not ; 
An  ancient  pair  of  bellows  ; 

A  secret  hid  from  view  ; 
The  filmy  web  of  spiders  ; 

A  cough  that's  bad  for  you. 

What  Adam  lost  in  Eden  ; 

A  patient  man's  grief  sign  ; 
The  headgear  of  a  friar. 

And  a  regret  of  mine  ; 
An  uncanny  woman's  colour  ; 

A  certain  shade  of  blue  ; 
A  wish  to  aid  a  venture, 

And  surgeon's  business  too. 


Ho.  775.— An  Enigma. 

An  article  which  a  drummer  must  use  is 
formed  by  adding  nothing  to  a  treasury  of 
knowledge.  It  is  a  source  of  profit  to  pub- 
lishers, indispensable  to  bankers,  contains 
officers  of  courts  and  legislative  assemblies, 
and  brings  to  mind  forests  in  summer. 


Jlo.  77O.— Phonetic  Charade. 

FIRST. 

He  is  smart,  he  is  fine,  and  oh,  what  a  shine  ! 

In  cities  he's  quite  often  seen, 
And  I  very  well  know,  though  you  did  not 
say  so, 

You  have  noticed  the  fellow  I  mean. 

SECOND. 
In  the  dusky  shade  of  the  forest  glade 

I  lie  in  wait  for  food  : 
I  watch  and  spring,  and  the  murdered  thing 

Never  dares  to  call  me  rude. 

WHOLE. 
In  the  meadow  land  'mid  the  grass  I  stand, 

My  bonny  bright  mates  and  I  ; 
Then  s^me  day,  little  maid,I  growhalf  afraid, 

And  far,  far  away  I  fly. 


Tto.  777. — ?fu:iierical  Enigma. 

I  am  composed  of  nine  letters. 

My  3,  4,  7,  8  is  to  jump. 

My  6,  7,  3,  8,  9  is  a  proper  name. 

My  5.  7.  :<,  4  is  what  sailors  dread. 

My  1,2,  7  is  a  beverage. 

My  whole  is  a  rapid  transmitter  of  news. 


Jfo.  779.— DeJphlnlsed  Poetry. 

The  following  may  be  turned  into  a 
familiar  rhyme  for  young  folks: 

I  cherish  much  affection  for  diminutive 
grimalkin  ;  her  external  covering  is  well 
adapted  to  check  radiation  of  heat  ;  and 
provided  I  refrain  from  inflicting  pain  on 
her,  she  will  commit  no  act  injurious  to 
myself.  I  will  neither  protract  forcibly 
her  caudal  appendage,  nor  inimically  banish 
her  from  my  presence  ;  but  my  feline  friend 
and  I,  mutually  will  indulge  in  recreation. 
As  she  takes  sedentary  repose  in  proximity 
to  the  ignited  carbon,  I  desire  vehemently 
to  present  her  with  a  modicum  of  aliment ; 
and  the  subject  of  my  lines  shall  have  no 
option  but  to  entertain  tender  regard  for  me, 
on  account  of  my  admirable  behaviour. 

>«>.  7SO  -Enigmatical  Birds. 

Part  of  a  fence.  A  distant  country.  A 
seventy  gun  ship.  Spoil  at  core.  A  colour 
(firit  syllable)  and  a  beginning  (second  syll- 
able). To  lay  partly  over  and  a  part  of  a 
bird.  A  small  block  put  on  the  end  of  a 
screw  to  hold  it  in  place  and  a  small  fire- 
work.   

fio.  781. — Geographical  Conundrums. 

1.  What  country  expresses  sorrow  1 

2.  What  land  expresses  keen  resentment  1 

3.  What  land  does  a  small  child  of  five 
wish  to  be  in  ] 

4.  What  country  would   a   hungry  man 
relish  1 

.".  What  country  would  a  miser  like  as  a 
present  I 

fi.  What  land  is  travelled  over  most  in 
winter  .' 

Sfo.  7S».— Who  am  I  t 

I  am  seen  in  the  west  and  felt  in  the  east ; 
You'll  find  me  wherever  there's  pleasure  or 

feast ; 
In  the  evening  I'm  present  and  ready  for 

tea  ; 

With  dinner  or  breakfast  I  always  make  free. 
I  am  constant  at  chess,  piquet,  or  ecarte, 
Tho'  you  never  will  meet  me  at  ball  or  at 

party. 

A  gentleman  cannot  be  seen  without  me  ; 
A  sailor  will  find  me  whene'er  he's  at  sea. 
A  schoolboy  will  catch  me  at  cricket  or  race, 
And  at  Epsom,  or  Derby,  or  Leger  I've  place. 
Now,  surely  by  this  my  name  you  can  tell, 
Unless  that,  like  truth,  I  am  hid  in  a  well. 


Jfo.  778.— Pled  quotation*. 

1.  "Sword    thouwit    ghoutsth   renev  ot 
vhenea  og." 

2.  "  Owlkneedg   dan    sodwim   raf    morf 
gineb  eon  evah  tafnietis  on  cootinceun.'1 


Xo  783.  —  Phonetic  Charade. 

Tinkling  softly  down  the  lane, 
Brindle's  coming  home  again  ; 
Stretched  before  the  firelight's  glow 
Tabby's  ringing  soft  and  low  ; 
The  poet  rests,  his  task  is  o'er — 
Who  can  tell  ti*°.  name  he  bore  ' 


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5fo.  784.-  Floral  Anagram. 

Untouched  by  art,  no  grace  we  crave, 
Save  what  the  soil  and  nature  gave  ; 
Empiric  skill  would  dim  the  fair 
Pure  colour  pained  of  Nature's  care  ; 
Ambitious  human  creatures  try, 
Illusively,  with  Nature  vie  ; 
Not  we  with  artful  daub  attaint, 
To  nature  true,  we  ne'er  use  paint. 


!fo.  7*5.  -TTnmerloal   F.iiigiiia. 

3,  11,7,  9,  2,  6,  is  the  name  of  a  man  re- 
nowned for  his  strength. 

12,  8, 13,  5,  1,  is  an  evergreen  tree,  produc- 
ing long,  flat,  brown-coloured  pods,  filled 
with  a  mealy,  succulent  pulp,  which  in 
times  of  scarcity  have  been  used  for  food, 
and  called  "  St.  John's  bread."  It  is  a  native 
of  Spain.  Italy  and  the  Levant. 

1<>.  H,  4,  is  •'  fixed,"  to  "  appoint,"  "  to  as- 
sign." "a  number  of  things  of  the  same  kind, 
onlinarily  used  together."  The  whole,  of  14 
letters,  is  a  leading  event  in  American  his- 
tory, ab  mt  the  time  of  the  Revolution. 


JSo.  7S«.     <   i  I.--.  \\  ord. 

My  first  is  in  snow  seen,  but  never  in  rain, 
While  lake,  but  not  pond,  doth  my  second 

contain. 

My  third  is  in  pitcher  ;  in  bowl  it  is  not  ; 
My  fourth  is  in  kettle,  though  absent  from 

pot  ; 
My  fifth  is  in  straight,  but  is  no  part  of 

sound. 
In  all  of  these  places  my  whole  may  be  found. 

Xo.   7*7.—  Beheading*. 

1.  Behead  "  beyond  the  bounds  of  a  conn- 
try"  and  have  "  wide";  again,  and  have  "an 
open  way  or  public  passage." 

•_'.  I'.ehead  'a  small  shcot  or  branch,"  and 
have  '•  to  petition";  again,  and  have  •'  a  line 
of  light"  ;  again,  and  have  "  yea,"  "  yes." 

3.  Behead  "  worthless  matter,"  and  have 
"precipitate"  ;  again,  and  have  the  name  of 
a  genus  of  trees  common  in  our  latitude. 
There  is  a  mountain  species. 


>  ..   7SS  —  A  Riddle. 

A  cavern  dark  ard  long, 
\Vhrmv  is-ue  wail  and  song; 
A  red  bridge  moist  and  strong, 
Where  white-robed  millers  throng 


Wo.  T»»  —  A  Poellral    KfTu-i,.,, 

Dols.  0  20 


Shirt*  ......... 

Handkerchiefs 


40 


Jfo.   79O.  —  Decapitation. 

In  the  skies,  a  bird,  I  soar 

High  above  the  ocean's  roar. 

If  my  head  you  heartless  take, 

As  on  the  crags  the  billows  break, 

I  rise  again  above  the  rock 

That  stands  unshaken  by  the  shock. 

Again  beheaded,  and  I  moan 

The  words  breathed  out  with  many  a  groan 

Of  shipwrecked  souls,    fcehead  once-more, 

I  am  a  fish  that  shuns  the  shore. 

Apply  the  guillotine  again, 

And  loud  assent  I  give  :  Amen  I 


Total  dm-  ..................  DolB.  1  13 


>'•    791.— Diagonal*. 

The  diagonals,  from  the  upper  left  hand 
corner  to  the  lower  right  hand  corner,  will 
spell  the  name  of  a  little  cripple  figuring 
in  one  of  Dickens'  stories. 

Cross  Word-— 1.  Affliction.  2.  The  small- 
est kind  of  type  used  in  English  printing.  3. 
The  owner  of  a  famous  box  which  is  fabled 
to  have  been  bestowed  l>y  Jupiter.  4.  A  man 
who  attends  to  a  dray.  5.  A  large  artery. 
6.  Conciliatory.  7.  A  reward  or  recompense. 

Ho.   -•>:       \    Puzzling  Problem. 

A  sailor  had  on  board  thirty  men,  fifteen 
white  and  fifteen  black.  It  becoming  neces- 
sary to  lighten  the  vessel,  he  wished  to  throw 
overboard  the  black  ones.  It  was  agreed 
that  he  should  count  out  fifteen  men  by  tens 
every  tenth  man  to  be  thrown  over.  How 
must  he  have  placed  the  men  so  that  the  lot 
would  not  fall  on  any  white  man  .' 

Tfo.   793.— A   Diamond. 

1.  A  letter.  2.  A  film.  3.  Decreased.  4. 
One  who  is  unsteady.  5.  A  producer.  6. 
Chided.  7.  To  retard.  8.  A  twig.  9.  A 
letter.  

Xo.  701. — One  of  \atui-f'-  IVonder*. 
'Neath  ocean's  foam  I  make  my  home  ; 

About  me  much  is  said. 
Sometimes  I'm  white  or  very  light, 

And  sometimes  I  am  red. 
Thro'  many  years,  as  it  appears, 

Millions  of  insects  small 
Their  lives  laid  down  my  fame  to  crown, 

All  glory  to  them  all. 
But  greedy  man  my  form  will  scan, 

And  tear  me  from  my  home. 
Thro'  stranger  lauds  in  golden  bands 

I'm  sometimes  forced  to  roam. 
The  ladies  fair.  neck,  arms  and  hair 

Witli  me  will  oi't  adorn, 
Nur  think  tint  \vue  my  heart  would  know 

Had   1  a  heart   to  mourn. 
By  nature's  Innd  I'm  rough  as  sand, 

I'.ut  man  will  interfere. 
An  1  change  me  so  I  scarcely  kuow 

Myself,  I  feel 


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KEY 


TO 


L  Picture  puzzle — Why  is  a  conundrum 
like  a  monkey?  Answer:  It  is  farfetched 
and  troublesome. 

2.  Enigma — A  leaf. 

3.  Arithmetical  tangle — It  would  seem  at 
flrgt  view  that  this  is  impossible,  for  how  can 
half  an  egg  be  sold  without  breaking  any  of 
the  eggs?    The  possibility  of  this  seeming  im- 
possibility will  be  evident,  when  it  is  con- 
sidered, that  by  taking  the  greater  half  of  an 
odd  number,  we  take  the  exact  half  plus  %• 
When  the  countrywomen    passed   the  first 
guard,  she  had  29o  eggs;  by  selling  to  that 
guard  148, which  is  tho  half  plus } ._,',  she  had  147 
remaining ;  to  the  second  guard  she  disposed 
of  74,  which  is  the  major  half  of   147;  and,  of 
course,  after  selling  37  out  of  73  to  the  last 
guard,  she  had  still  three  dozen  remaining. 

4.  A  Star— 

C 

M  A 

RELATED 
ELUDED 

LUNAR 

MADAME 

CATERER 

E  D 

D 

5.  Conundrums — (a)  Because  he  speaks  of 
his  corsair,     (b)  Because  it  has  veins  in  it. 
(c)  The  elder  tree,     (d)  Because  they  are  leg- 
ends    (e)  Because  he  drops  a  line  at  every 
post,     (f)  Because  he  ''who  steals  his  purse, 
steals  trash."     (g)  Your  voice  is  lost  on  him. 
(h)  Because  they  are  all  numbered,     (i)  Two; 
tho  inside  and  the  outside,     (j)  Because  it  is 
flesh  and  blood,     (k)  Yesterday. 


No.  6.— Anagrams:  Caleb  Plummcr;  Bet- 
sey Trot  wood;  David  Copperfield;  Sairey 
Gamp;  Nicholas  Nickleby;  Tilly  Slowboy; 
Nancy  Sykes;  Sam  Weller;  Florence  Dom- 
bey;  Dick  Bwiveller;  Oliver  Twist;  Baruaby 
Rudge. 

No.  7.— Enigma:  Hood. 

No.  8.— Riddle:  Bark. 

No.  9. — Pictorial  rebus:  When  a  man  eats 
honey  with  a  knife  he  cuts  his  tongue. 

No.  10.— Syncopations:  St(r)ay;  ch(a)in; 
mo(r)at;  co(a)st;  pe(a)rt;  se(v)er;  no(i)se; 
;>a(s)te — Rara  Avis. 

No.  11.— Poetical  charade:  Birch  broom. 

No.  12. — Conundrums:  (a)  With  a  will  (b) 
Down  Easter,  (c)  One  goes  to  sea — the  other 
ceases  to  go.  (d)  Don't  pay  your  wat  r  rates, 
(e)  Because  he  looks  down  on  the  valley 
(valet).  (OSandY.  (g)  The  letter  M.  (h) 
Dickens— Howitt— Burns,  (i)  When  it's  in  a 
garden  (Enoch  Garden). 

No.  13. — Charade:  Book- worm. 

No.  14.— A  Letter  Puzzle:  "Thrice  is  he 
armed  that  hath  his  quarrel  just."  King 
Henry  VI.  Part  2;  Act  3;  Scene  2. 

No.  15.  —  Enigmatical  List  of  Trees:  a, 
pear  tree;  b,  caper  tree;  c,  beech  tree;  d, 
cedar  (ceder) ;  e,  medlar  (meddler) ;  f ,  bay ; 
g,  pine;  h,  service  tree;  i,  juniper  tree;  j, 
date:  k,  box;  1,  honeysuckle;  m,  peach  tree; 
n,  codling;  o,  fir  tree;  p,  birch;  q,  broom; 
r,  bleeding  heart  cherry. 

No.  10. — A  Puzzler  for  Old  and  Young:  a, 
Alice — all  ice;  b,  Violet — violent;  c,  Rose — 
proser;  d,  Ellen— belle;  e,  Rachel — ache;  f, 
Gertrude — rude;  g,  Bertha— earth ;  h,  Ara- 
bella—Abel—Arab; i,  Emma— Euunaus;  j, 
Caroline — carol. 

No.  17.— The  Two  Travelers.  69-37  miles 
from  Wolverhampton. 

No.  18. — Enigma  in  Prose.     Note. 

No.  19. — Conundrums:  a,  Adriatic;  b, 
When  it  is  a  tea-thing  (teething);  c,  Into  his 
eleventh  year;  d,  Because  all  the  rest  are  in 
audible;  e.  Because  it  must  be  ground  before 
it  is  used;  f,  Because  they  are  regular,  irreg- 
ular and  defBctive;  g,  When  it  is  due  (dew) 
in  the  moruii  ;j  and  missed  (mist)  at  night; 
h,  Metaphysi  ian;  i,  Because  it  is  listed  and 
trained  and  has  ten  drills  and  shoots. 

20. — Double  Word  Enigma — Highway  Rob- 
bery. 

21. — Rebus — Spear:  Pears;  Rape;  Reap; 
Pare;  Apes;  Peas;  Ears;  Rase;  Sear;  Rasp; 
Asp;  Par;  Rap;  Rep;  Sap;  Arc;  Parse. 

2L'. — Word  Puzzles  —  a,  Incomprehensi- 
bility; b,  Invisibility;  c,  Revolutionary;  Elo- 
cutionary, Unquestionably. 

23. — The  number  of  letters  contained  in 
each  numeral. 

24. — Word  Square — 


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Everybody's 


BRACES 
REGENT 
AGENDA 
CENTER 
ENDEAR 
8    TARRY 
25.  — Charade — No-thing. 
•M.— Pictorial     Proverb— A   bird    in   the 
bond  is  worth  two  in  the  bush. 

Knigma— A  kiiJ. 

28.— Conundrums— , a  Seven;  b,  Nothing; 
c,  Conundrum;  d,  Dotage;  e,  Stocks. 

29.— Decapitation:    Grant,     (a)  G-oat.     (b) 
R-eeL    (c)  A-den.     (d)  N-ape.     (e)  T-ray. 

80.— The  number  forty-five:    The  first  is  8, 
to  which  2  being  added  makes  10;  the  second 
from  which  2  being  subtracted  leaves 
10; tho  third  is  3,  which  being  multiplied  by 
2  produces  10;  the  fourth  is  20,  which  being 
divided  by  2,  the  quotient  is  10. 
::i.— Enigma  in  rhyme:    Cricket 
82L-Riddle:    COXCOMB. 


S3.— Card  board 
puzzle:  A  simple 
;<>n  of  the 
annexed  figure  will 
show  bow  the 
pieces  must  be  ar- 
ranged to  form  the 

IT'  '^. 


34.—  Geographical  Enigma:  Adelaide  and 
II«T  friend  Helena  went  shopping.  Adelaide 
wore  an  ulster  and  a  crescent  pin.  Helena 
wore  a  Thibet  cloth  suit  and  a  black  hat, 
They  bought  some  green  dress  goods,  a  pearl 
ring,  St.  John's  pirturo  and  some  mull  for  a 
drees  for  Christiana. 
"St.— Charade:  Stone. 

Conundrums:     (a)   Because  there  are 
always  a  great  many  deals  in  it.     (b)  IV.    (c) 
Because-  she  tries  to  get  rid  of  her  weeds,    (d) 
Because  it  produces  a  corn  (acorn),     (e)  Be- 
cause every  year  its  doubling  (Dublin),    (f) 
Because  it  has  no  points,    (g)  Bolt  it.    (h)  Be- 
•ause  they  are  put  off 
the  next  day.     (j)  Because  words  are  con- 
i  th.-m.     (k)  When  it 
Ixjar  you.     (1)  A  wheelwright     (in)  A 
ditHi. 

No.   87.— Rebus :    Shy  lock;    Ilamlot;    Au- 

.;!'."•;  lYr- 

<l-ti.  ;  •  ! -niiia;  SHAKE- 

IS  PK  . 

:  lustratod  Proverb:  "When   th« 
OfttS  away  the  mice  will  play." 
No.  80.— Anagram:    Light  of  a  lantern. 
No.  40.— Diac-oii-so-late  (disconsolate). 


No.  41. — A  prose  enigma:    A  leaf. 

No.  42. — Numerical  puzzle:  The  youngest 
sold  first  7  for  a  penny,  and  the  other  two 
sisters  sold  at  the  same  rate,  when  the  eldest 
sister  had  1  odd  apple  left,  and  the  second 
sister  2,  and  the  youngest  3  apples.  Now, 
these  apples  the  buyer  liked  so  well  that  h« 
camo  again  to  the  youngest  sister,  and  boughl 
of  her  3  apples  at  3  pence  apiece,  when  she 
had  10  pence ;  and  the  second  sister  thought 
she  would  get  the  same  price,  and  sold  her  2 
apples  for  3  pence  apiece,  when  she  had  10 
pence;  and  the  eldest  sister  sold  her  1  ap- 
ple for  3  pence,  when  slie  had  10  penoe.  Thus 
they  all  sold  the  same  number  of  apples  for  a 
penny,  and  brought  home  the  same  money. 

No.  43. — Conundrums:  a,  Because  every 
watch  has  a  spring  in  it;  b,  Because  the  spring 
brings  out  the  blades;  c,  A  pieeemaker;  d, 
They  both  wear  white  ties  aiid  take  orders. 

No.  4-i.  — A  n  E  xt  raordiuary  Dinner :  Soupi 
— a,  mock  turtle;  b,  tomato.  Fish:  a,  sole; 
b,  flounder.  Entree:  Quail  with  bacon,  on 
toast.  Roasts:  a,  turkey;  b,  lamb;  c,  goose. 
Vegetables:  a,  potato;  b,  peas;  c,  beets;  d, 
cabbage.  Dessert:  a,  rhubarb  pio;  b,  float- 
ing island.  Nuts:  a,  chestnut;  b,  ground- 
nut; c,  butternut.  Fruits:  a,  orange;  b, 
peaches;  c,  pears;  d,  bananas. 

No.  45. — Hollow  Square:  Spade,  easel, 
level,  spool. 

No.  46. — Enigma  in  Rhyme:  Highlow. 

No.  47. — Robinson  Crusoe:  a,  grape— gape 
b,  po;  c,  cabin — Cain;  d,  ideal — deal;  e, nun 
f,  snow— no\v;  g,  boat— bat;  h,  throne- 
throe;  i,  dark— lark;  j,  crab— cab;  k,  mouth 
moth;  1,  spit— pit;  in,  coat — cat;  n,  beacon- 
bacon. 

No.  48. — Conundrums:  a,  when  there's  t 
loiik  in  it ;  b,  because  her  nobles  are,  tremen 
df'tis  swells  and  her  people,  only  serfs;  c,  out 
-  tin*  train  and  tho  other  trains  Mil 
misses:  d,  would  rather  the  elephant  killed 
tho  gorilla;  e.  '-tho  judicious  Hooker." 

No.  49.— Riddle  in  Verse:  Carnation. 

No.  50.—  S 

w  K  n 

T'U  P'TO' 
T  H  E'T  E  RH 

i  N  u  s'U  N  r.  n  a 

S'W  I  T  H'A  C  n  E  8'A 

N  D'P  A  I  N-QllI  E  VOU 

8  L  Y'S  A  D'H  E'l  F'W  E  A  K'H 

A  8'H  I  S'B  O  N  N  Y'D  A  U  O  n  T  E 

R'A  N  D'll  I  S'U  n  A  V  K'S  O  N'T  G'C  A 

R  E'P  O  ITII  I  M'S  O  H  n  O  WD  O  E  S'N  O  T' 

SEC  ITS  O'll  E  A  V  Y'l  N  H  I  S'F  E  E  B  L  E  R' 

s  T  A  T  E'u  r/n  A  s-i.  n  A  n  N  r.  I>-T  o-n  E'g  u  i  K 

T'A  N  D'R  E  8  I  li  X  E  l)'A  X  D'T  O'D  E'P  E  A  C  E  F  U  L 

No.  .11. — Enigma:  TonnvMin. 

No.  52.— Arithmetical  Puzzle:  The  num. 
ber  of  dinners  is  5,040,  and  thirteen  years anc 
more  than  nine  months  would  be  tho  space  OJ 
time  in  which  tho  club  would  cat  tho  din, 
oers. 


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53.— Connected  Diamonds: 

S  P 

BUN       ALE 

SUGAR  PLUMS 

N  A  a       EMU 

R  S 

No.  54.— Illustrated  Conundrum:  "Now 
for  a  good  lick." 

No.  55.— (a)  Smart,  (b)  Churchill,  (c)  Cow 
per.  (d)  Keats,  (e)  Mason,  (f)  Parnell.  (g 
Pindar,  (h)  Pope. 

No.  56.— Conundrums:  (a)  One  Is  blacl 
with  soot  and  the  other  suited  with  black 
(b)  Because  you  can't  have  beauty  withoul 
them,  (c)  Because  it  once  had  a  Soloi 
(sole  on),  (d)  Whisky,  (e)  R  U  C  D  (areyo 
seedy)  ? 

Epigram. 

A  little  child  observed  the  other  day 
Some  youthful  porkers  frisking  at  their  play; 
And  thus  she  thought:    Since  men  on  these  do 

dine, 

Surely  some  solemn  thoughts  befit  these  swine  5  ' 
Her  confidence  in  grunters  greatly  shaken, 
Said  she — "I  wonder  if  pigs  know  they're  Bacon  T 

No.  57. — A  Monument: 
A 
M 

D  o  a 

AND 

D  o  u  B  T 

HOMES 

M  O  D  K  L  E  R 

TRANS  IT 

PROS  TRATE 

No.  58. — Cardboard  Puzzle: 


Divide  the  piece  of  card  into  five  steps,  and 
by  shifting  the  pieces  the  desired  figures  may 
be  obtained. 

No.  59.— Historical  Enigma:  Arthur,  Duke 
of  Wellington.  Douro,  Salamanca,  Water- 
loo. 

(1.)  Add.  (8.)  Uriel.         (16.)  La. 

(2.)  Rollo  (!).)  Kappa.       (17.)  It. 

(o.)  Tu.  (10.)  Elm.  (18.)  Name. 

(4.)  Hair.  (11.)  Opera.         (19.)  Guitar. 

(5.)  U  o  (i:J.)  Frown.        (20.)  Tall. 

(6.)  Ross.  (13.)  Wic  k.        (21.)  Ohio. 

(7.)  Diana.         (14.)  Ezra.  (22.)  No. 

(15.)  Law. 

No.  CO.— Charade:    Paper  Cutter. 

No.  01. — Biblical  conundrums:  (a)  A 
little  before  Eve.  (b)  Preserved  pears. 
(c)  When  a  little  mustard  seed  sprang 
up  and  iraxed  a  great  tree,  (d}  When  sha 
pulled  h,'s  ears  and  trod  on  his  corns,  (e) 
Joshua  '.he  son  of  Nun.  (f)  Ho  had  three 


miserable  comforters  and  they  were  all 
\\orsh\l.  (<r)  The  elephant,  for  he  c:irri«-d 
his  trunk  with  him.  (h)  When  K\v  pn-.-rnt  d 
Adam  with  a  little  Cain  (cane),  (i )  Early  in 
the  Fall. 

Appropriate  Mottoes. 

Here  are  a  few  appropriate  mottoes  it  will 
be  well  for  you  never  to  overlook,  and  you 
can  quote  them  in  a  Solomonesque  manner 
to  your  friends: 

For  opticians — Mind  your  eye. 

For  old  maids — Marry  come  up. 

For  hairdressers— Two  heads  are  better 
than  one. 

For  cooks — Onion  is  strength. 

For  auctioneers — Sold  again. 

For  thieves — True  as  steel. 

For  retired  authors — Above  proof. 

For  cobblers — Never  too  late  to  mend. 

For  surgeons — Go  it,  you  cripples. 

For  cabmen — Hire  and  hire. 

For  milkmen — Chalk  it  up. 

For  postmen— True  to  the  letter. 

For  ugly  people — The  plain  truth. 

For  editors — Follow  my  leader. 

For  jewelers— All  is  not  gold  that  glitters. 

And,  lastly,  for  everybody — Mind  your 
own  business. 

Happygram. 

Whoever  wrote  this  will  kindly  accept  our 
congratulations  on  hishappygram: 
"The  bells  are  all  ringing  for  parsons   to 

preach — 

How  delightful  to  Christians  the  fact  is! 
Oh  I  when  will  the  peals  my  sad  tympanum 

reach, 
Of  bells  for  the  parsons  to  practice?" 


Key  to  th«  Puzzler. 

No.  62.— Half  Square: 

PORTMANTE  A U 

OPERATIONS. 

RESETTLED 

T RENTALS 

MA  T  T  E  R  S 

ATTAR  S 

N  I  L  L  S 

TOES 

END 

A  S 

U 

No.  63.— Poetical  Charade:  Tea  cup. 
No.  64.— A  Spring  Time  Pyramid:  Septua- 
gesima  Sunday. 
No.  65. — Anagrams: 

(a)  Congregationalist.       (h)   Scythe. 

(b)  Pachydermatous.          (i)    Yachts. 

(c)  Radical  reform.  (j)    Beyond. 

(d)  Fashionable.  (k)   Apostles. 

(e)  Masquerade.  (1)    Enough. 

(f)  Diplomacy.  (m)  Ancestor. 

(g)  Maidenly.  (n)   Felicity. 

E  2 


TOO 


Everybody  s 


ito.  CO.— Arithmetical  Puzzle: 

Jane  earns  3s.  3d.  per  week. 
Ann  earns  2s.  7d,  per  week. 
Joe  earns  Is.  lid.  per  week. 
Bet  earns  Is.  5d.  per  week- 
Rose  earns  Is.  Id.  per  week. 
Jim  earns  8d.  per  week. 
No.  67.— Pictorial  Puzzle:    Why  is  a  man 
running  in  debt  like  a  clock?    Answer — Bo- 
cause  he  goes  on  tick. 

No.  68.— Conundrums:  (a)  A  needle  and 
thread,  (b)  Not-ioe.  (c)  Coals. 

No.  CO.— Decapitation:  Cod. 
No.  70. — Word   Progression:    Pen,    Pence, 
Pension,  Penury. 

No.  71.— Pictorial    Proverb:   "Care   killed 
•  oat" 
Ko.  72.— Acrostic: 

A  r  E  na 
P  a  L  sy 

0  b  E ;« 
LoEss 
OsMic 
OlOat 
E  n  S  ue 
T  i-  Y  st 

1  n  N  er 
C  li  A  nt 
Aril  u\v 
LoYal 

Apologctical. 
Eleemosynary. 

No.  73  —Enigma  ii.  Prose:  Dog. 
No.  74. — Conundrums:  (a)  Because  it  Is 
between  two  eyes.  (l>)  Because  it  is  an  in- 
ward check  on  tlie  outward  man.  ((.•)  The 
tSnufTer.  (d)  Chaucer,  (e)  What  does  y-o-s 
(poll?  (f)  Because  a  toil  (tale)  comes  out  of 
bis  head. 

Na  75.— For  Wise  Heads: 
Guelphs  and  Qulbelines.  Greenwich  Observatory. 
(1.)  Grog.  (8.)  Arc(h).        (15.)  Ev(e) 

(.'.)   Ur.  (9.)  Noah.         (16.)  Laura. 

V.)   Eye,  00.)  Do.  (17.)  It. 

(t.)   Lie,  (11.)  Grub.         (18.)  No. 

(5.)   Pain.  (12.)  Us.  (19.)  Ever. 

|8.)  Haw.  (13.)  Ire,  (20.)  Surly. 

(7)  8i(x).  (14.)  Boer. 

Na  .7(1  —Word  Syncopations: 
A-era-to. 
Co-log-ne. 
Col-la  ps-e. 
Co-ai-d. 

No.  *7.— The  Hidden  Poet— Wordsworth, 

Na  78. — Enigmatical  Animal:  Aye-aye, 
rabbit,  wild  cat,  roe  buck. 

No.  79.— Pictorial  Ilebus— As  busy  as  a  hen 
with  one  chick. 

No.80.— Conundrums:  (a)GorG.  (b)  Because 
It  makes  even  cream  •cream,  (c)  Because  it's 
»n  eternal  transport  (d)  Because  it  is  at  the 
J^glnnlna  ol  sneezing,  (e)  The  letter  r.  <f) 
ifec&iis*  he  always  looks  down  In  the  mouth. 

No.  bl.— Who  or  what  was  it  aud  whora— 


No.  83. —Illustrated  Conundrum:  When 
may  the  farmer  and  his  hens  rejoice  to- 
gether? Answer:  When  their  crops  are 
full 

No.  83.— Riddle  in  Prose:  The  letter  V. 

No.  84. — Enigma  by  Cowper:  A  kiss. 

No.  85.— Arithmetical  Puzzle:  The  four 
figures  are  8888,  which  being  divided  by  a 
line  drawn  through  the  middle  become  eight 
O's,  or  nothing. 

No.  86. — Enigma:  Napoleon. 

No.  87. — Conundrums:  a,  Eye;  b,  United- 
untied;  c,  he  gets  wet;  d,  a  pack  of  cards;  e, 
upon  his  wedding  eve;  f,  one  is  44  and  tbe 
other  is  24;  g,  eight  cats;  h,  a  hole. 

No.  88.— Charade  Letter,  by  Charles  Fox: 
Footman. 

No.  89. —Syncopations— Monkey. 
No.  90.— Hour  Glass: 

TRADERS 

RAISE 

ICE 

K 

EEL 

RANGE 

SLASHED 

Na  91.— Mathematical  Puzzle:  This  Is  the 
Bamo  as  to  find  a  number,  which  being  di- 
vided by  2,  3,  4,  5  and  6,  there  shall  remain 
1,  but  i  eing  divided  by  7,  thero  shall  remain 
nothing;  aud  the  least  number,  which  will 
answer  the  conditions  of  the  questions,  is 
found  to  be  301,  which  was  therefore  the 
number  of  eggs  the  old  woman  had  in  her 
basket. 
Na  90.— Word  Building: 

Too  wise  you  are,  too  wise  you  be, 
I  see  you  aro  too  wise  for  r.ie. 
No.  93.— The  Grasping  Landlord: 


No.  94. -Pi: 

First  the  blue  and  then  the  shower; 
Bursting  bud,  and  smiling  flower; 
Brooks  set  free  with  tinkling  ring; 
Birds  too  full  of  song  to  sing; 
Crisp  old  leaves  astir  with  pride. 
Where  the  timid  violets  bide — 
All  things  ready  with  a  will- 
April's  coming  up  the  hill! 
Na  W.  -Riddle  In  Kbyme:  Noon, 


Bovk  of  Puzzles. 


tot 


No.  06.— Combination  Star:  From  1  to  3, 
boaster;  1  to  3,  blesses;  2  to  3,  reasons;  4  to  5, 
Btaters;  4  to  G,  satiate;  5  to  6,  systole.  En- 
closed D'i  -nond:  1.  T.  2.  Mad.  3.  Tares. 
4.  Den.  5.  S. 

No.  97.— Words  within  Words:  a,  T-ape-r; 
b,  p-lane-t;  c,  p-run-e;cl,  p-arson-s;  e,  s-hoofc-s; 
f,  1-amen-t;  g,  b-oar-d. 

No.  93.— Charade:  Philadelphia. 

No.  99.— Entangled  Scissors.  The  scissors 
may  be  released  by  drawing  the  noose  up- 
ward through  the  eye  of  the  scissors  and 
passing  it  completely  over  them. 

No.  100.  —  Beheadings:  Lafayette;  a, 
1-arch;  b,  a-loft;  c,  f-lung;  d,  a-bout;  e, 
7-ours;  f,  e-rase;  g,  t  aunt;  h,  t-ease;  i,  e-vent. 

No.  101. — The  Gentlemen  and  Their  Serv- 
ants: Two  servants  go  over  first,  one  takes 
back  the  boat;  two  servants  go  over  again, 
and  one  returns  with  the  boat;  two  gentle- 
men go  over,  a  gentleman  and  a  servant  take 
back  the  boat ;  then  two  gentlemen  go  over, 
and  a  servant  iakes  back  the  boat,  brings 
over  one  of  bis  dishonest  friends,  and  then 
returns  for  tha  c^her. 

No.  102.— Hidden  Authors:  a,  Butler;  b, 
Temple;  c,  Hunt;  d,  Spencer;  e,  Grey;  f, 
Lamb;  g,  Boyle;  h,  Bacon;  i,  Swift;  j,  Shel- 
ley; k,  Pope. 

No.  103.— Transposition:  Pots— tops;  stop — 
post. 

No.  104. — Double  Acrostic:  Primals  and 
finals—  Weather  prophet. 

(a)  W  arhoop  P. 

(b)  E  xplore    R. 

(c)  A  riost        O. 

(d)  T  urni        P, 

(e)  II  anna       H. 

(f)  E  yri          E. 

(g)  R  es  T. 

No.  105.— The  Carpenter's  Puzzle: 


Magic  Figures. 

Put  down  iu.  figures  the  year  in  which  you 
were  born;  to  this  add  4;  then  add  your  ago 
at  next  birthday,  providing  it  comes  before 
Jan.  1,  otherwise  your  age  at  last  birthday; 
multiply  result  by  1,000;  from  this  deduct 
G77,42i>;  substitute  for  the  figures  corres- 
ponding letters  of  the  alphabet,  as  A  for  1, 
B  for  U,  C  for  3,  D  for  4,  etc.  The  result  will 
give  the  name  by  which  you  are  popularl7 
known. 

Trv  it  and  you  will  be  surprised. 


No.  106.— Charades:  (a)  Footstool.  (b) 
Lovely,  (c)  Peerless,  (d)  Restore.  ie)  Book- 
casa  (f)  Waistcoat  (g)  Heartsease,  (b) 


Verbal  Jugglery. 

Ho  took  C  from  chair,  and  made  ic  hair, 
Ho  put  this  C  on  ape,  and  it  became  cbpc; 
He  took  cur,  and  by  adding  E  ir>ado  it  euro; 
From  Norfolk  he  took  II,  and  made  it  No-folk; 
Ho  transposed  Cork,  and  made  it  rock; 
He  emitted  E  from  plume,  and  made  it  plum. 

No.  107.— Enigma:  Ear  then  ware. 
No.  108,-Half  Square: 

PRESAGED 
REMOVED 
EMBLEM 
8  O  L  A  R 
AVER 
GEM 
E  D 
D 

No.  109.— A  Riddle  in  Rbyme:  Vowels. 
No.  110.— A  Remarkable  Monogram:   Al- 
phabet. 
No.  111.— Two  Diamond*: 

N  T 

HOE         TEA 

NOONS     TENTS 

END         ATE 

S  8 

No.  112. —Conundrums:  a,  Dutch— S:  b, 
Herein  —  he  —  her  -  bere  — ere — rein— in ;  p. 
Yes,  unquestionably;  d,  It  is  deriding  (D 
riding),  o,  Hannah. 

No.  113.— Enigma:  Horn. 

No.  114. —Transformations:  (a)  White, 
while,  whale,  shale,  stale,  stalk,  stack,  slack, 
black;  (b)  neat,  seat,  slat,  slam,  slum,  glum, 
grum,  grim,  prim;  (c)  hate,  have,  lave,  love; 

(d)  saxe,  sale,   hale,  hole,    pole,  pope;     (e) 
hand,  hard,  lard,  lord,  ford,  fort,   foot;   (f) 
blue,  gluo,  glnm,  slum,  slam,  slat,  seat,  peat, 
pent,  pint,   pink;    (g)  hard,  card,  cart,  cast, 
east,  easy ;  (h)  sin,  son,  won,  woe. 

No.  115.— Anagrams:  (a)  Misanthrope;  (b) 
monarch;  (c)  Old  England;  (d)  punishment; 

(e)  Presbyterian;  (f)  penitentiary;  (g)  radical 
reform;  (h)  revolution;  (i)  telegraphs. 

No.  116. — Transposition:  Stripes— Persist. 

No.  117.— Easy  Word  Squares: 

(a)  L  A  N  E       (b)  N  0  N  B 

AREA         OVER 

NEAR         NEAR 

BARS         SUBS 


102 


Everybody  s 


Ho.  lia—  Floral  Puzzle: 

18,  26,  82,  24, 

25,  53,  84,  28, 

35,  23,  27,  21, 

31,  82,  25,  24, 18, 

16,  10,  13,  17,  24,  80,  81, 

82,  31,  23, 16,  15,  22, 

15,  16,  9, 

23,  15,  8,  1,  9. 

8,  15,  23,  22,  29, 

4,  10,  11, 13,  28,  25,  18,  12,  5,  6, 

7,  6, 13,  14, 

8,  10,  2,  I, 


Rose. 

Tulip. 

Pink. 

Aster. 

V&tleaa. 

SsJvIa. 

Ivy. 

Lilly. 

Lilac. 

Heliotrope. 

rein. 

BeiL 


No.    110.  —  Word  Building:    Cur.    Cure. 
CurL  Curfew.  Curate.     Cur>L    Curt   Curb. 
No.  120.— Box  Puzzle:    Chest-nut,  Wal(l)- 
nut,  ground-nut,  beech-nut,  Brazil-nut,  hazel- 
nut,  butter-nut,  pea-nut,  cocoa-nut,  gall-nut. 
No.    121.— Illustrated   Rebus:    W-hat   IS 
•auee  for  the  goose  IS  sauce  for  the  gander. 
No.  122.— A  Transposition:  Mental— lament 
— mantle. 

No.  123.— Dropped  Syllables:  (a)  Em-broid- 
ery,     (b)    Low-er-ing.      (c)    Dc-sert-er.      (d) 
A-sy-lum.    (e)  En-coun-ter. 
lv>.  124.— Riddle: 
Four  merry  fiddlers  played  all  night 

To  many  a  dancing  ninny, 
And  the  next  morning  went  away, 
And  each  received  a  guinea. 

No,  125.— Tho  Bishop  of  Oxford's  puzzle: 
Eye.  Drums.  Feet.  Nails.  Soles.  Muscles. 
Palms.  Talips.  Calves.  Hares.  Heart 
(Hart).  Lashes.  Anns.  Vanes.  Instep. 
Chest.  Ayes  &  Noes.  Pupils.  Tendons. 
Temples.  Crown.  Gums.  Eyes.  Pallett-e, 
Skull  Bridge.  Shoulder-s.  L.  Bows.  Cords. 

No.  U!G.— An  Ocean  Wonder:  Submarine 
*  cable. 

No.  127.— Square  and  Circle  Puzzle: 


0                   9 

o 
o 

O 

o 

o 

o 

o 

' 

o 

•)                      0 

No.  128. — Anagram:  (a)  Masticate,  (b)  At- 
nxwpbere.  If)  Otherwise,  (d)  Violently,  (e) 
Anagrams,  (f)  Springfield. 

No.  1    •      i         Kni^Mia: 

The  boys  that  robbed  Dame  Partlett's  nest 

Had  only  seven  eggs  at  best 

The  greatest  wag  of  all  took  four; 

The  second  two  in  order  bore; 

The  la*t  with  one  away  was  packed— 

And  so  your  good  egg-nigma's  cracked. 


No.  130.— Authors'  Enigma:  a,  Dryden;  b, 
Prior;  c,  Shelley;  d,  Young;  e,  Coleridge;  f, 
Campbell;  g,  Whittier;  h,  Reade;  i,  Bryant; 
J,  Stowe;  k,  Moore;  1,  Hale;  m,  Dickens. 

No,  131.— Beheadmcnt  and  Curtailment: 
Cod. 

No.  182.—  A  Square: 
8    L    E 
N 
T 
I 


E 


L 
E 
E 
T 
S 


8 
T 
E 
A 
D 
S 


T 
E 
R 
M 

R  M    E 
E    A    D 

No.  133.— A  Pictorial  Charade:  Ear-wig. 
No.  134.— An  Old  Proverb: 

Too  many  cooks  spoil  the  broth. 
1.)  Thirteenth.  (5.)  Adverb. 

(2.)  Overcoat  (G.)  Nectarine. 

(3.)  Octavo.  (7.)  Youth. 

(4.)  Masquerader.  (8.)  Cinque  Port 

No.  135. — Word  Progression:  Dog,  don, 
dan,  man.  Ape,  map,  man.  Skate,  slate, 
slant,  sloat,  gloat,  goats,  coats,  coast  Bay, 
boa,  ban,  man.  Book,  rook,  rood,  road, 
read. 

No.  136. — Poetical  Charade:  Ann-ounce, 

No.  137. — An  Enigma  in  Prose:  Mouth. 

No.  138. — Divided  words:  Candlemas, 
Valentine.  1.  Con-vent  2.  Adam-ant  3. 
Neck-lace.  4.  Dog's-car.  5.  Luck-now.  G. 
Even-tide.  7.  Made-ira.  8.  Alter-nation. 
9.  Sharp-ens. 

No.  139. — Beheadment  and  Curtailment: 
Glimpse — limps— imp. 

No.  140. — Cardboard  Puzzle: 


Double  the  cardboard  or  leather  length- 
ways down  the  middle,  and  then  cut  first  to 
tho  right,  nearly  to  the  end  (the  narrow 
way),  and  then  to  the  left,  and  so  on  to  the 
end  of  tho  card ;  then  open  it,  and  cut  down 
tho  middle,  except  the  two  cuds.  Tho  dia- 
gram shows'tho  proper  cuttings.  By  open- 
ing tho  card  or  leather,  a  person  may  pass 
through  it  A  laural  leaf  may  bo  treated  in 
tho  samo  manner. 

No.  14l.-Anthm3tical  Puzzle:  19^. 

No.  143.— Conundrums:     (a)  His  danshter. 

(b)  When    ho     blept    with    his    forefathers. 

(c)  One,  after  whijh  his  stomach  w-s  not 
•mpty. 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


103 


No.  143.— Quaint  and  Curious:  a,  Powell; 
b,  Hood;  c,  Wordsworth;  d,  Eastman;  e,  Cole- 
ridge; f,  Longfellow;  g,  Stoddard;  h,  Tenny- 
son; i,  Tennyson;  j,  Alico  Gary;  k,  Coleridge; 
1,  Alico  Cary;  m,  Campbell;  n,  Bayard  Tay- 
lor: o,  Osgoocl;  p,  T.  S.  Perry- 
No.  144. — Double  Acrostic: 
L  ime  S 
I  mmi  T 
V  irg  O 
E  lie  N 
R  ass  E 

No.   145.— An    Easy    Charade:    Sparrow- 
hawk. 

No.  146.— A  Diamond: 
M 

COB 

MONEY 

COLORED 

MONO GA MIA 

BERATED 

YEMEN 

D  I  D 

A 

No.  147.— Pictiire  Puzzle: 
Old  King  Cole 
Was  a  merry  old  soul, 
And  a  merry  old  roul  was  he; 
He  called  for  his  pipe, 
And  he  called  for  his  bowl, 
And  he  call&d  for  his  fiddlers  three. 
No.  14d— The  Famous  Forty-five: 

Ths  Jst  is    8;  to  which  add  2,  the  sum  is M 

The  '.'d  is  12;  subtract  2,  the  remainder  Is.10 
The  8d  is  5;  multiplied  by  2,  the  product  is.  ,.U 
The  4th  b  20;  divided  by  2,  tha  quotient  ia. . .  10 

a 

No.  149.— Enigma:  Africa. 

No.  150.— Tangles  for  Sharp  Wits:  Sarda- 
BApalus— Septuagesima. 

ScissorS 

A    x    1    E 

R        a       Pv 

D     e     b    T 

A       m      II  sed 

N     o    v    A 

A  1    m  u  G 

.Pa  ti  o  ncE 

ArquebuS 

\L       o        I  re 

tU       1       M  ' 

SarsaparillA 

No.  151.— The  Three  Jealous  Husbands: 
This  may  bo  effected  in  two  or  three  waj-s; 
the  following  may  bo  as  good  as  any:  Let 
A  and  wife  go  over— let  A  return— let  B's 
and  C's  wives  go  over — A's  wifo  returns — B 
and  C  go  over — B  and  \vifo  return,  A  and  B 
go  over — C's  wife  returns,  and  A's  and  B's 
wives  go  over — then  C  comes  back  for  his 
jBimjple  as  this  Question  may  appear, 


it  Is  found  In   the   works  of  Alcnln,  who 
flourished  a  thousand  years  ago,  hundreds  of 
years  before  the  art  of  printing  was  invented. 
No.  152.— A  Plebeian  Waltzer:     A  Broom. 
No.  15o. — A  Diamond: 
H 

E  E  O 

ARROW 

H  E  R  R  I  C  K 

ONION 

ACE 

K 

No.    154.— Anagrams:     Benignant,     Sub- 
verted, Calumniated,  Impeachments. 
No.  155.— Enigma:    Friendship. 
No.  156.— Illustrated  Rebus:  T  read  O  Na 
worm  'Andy  T  Will  T  urn.     Tread  on  a 
worm  and  it  will  turn. 

No.  157;— Political  Cor.undrum:  Imagina- 
tion. 
No.  158. — Literary  Anagrams: 

(a)  Les  Miserables.  (a)  Victor  Hugo. 

(b)  Our  Mutual  Friend,     (b)  Dickens. 

(c)  The  Newcomes.  (c)  Thackeray. 

(d)  Madcap  Violet  (d)  William  Black, 
(c)  Caxtons.  (e)  Bulwer  Lytton. 

(f)  Ivanhoo.  (f)  Sir  Walter  Scott. 

(g)  Hyperion.  (g)  Longfellow. 

(h)  The  Alhambra,  (h)  Washington    Ir- 

ving. 

(i)  The  Scarlet  Letter,      (i)  Hawthorne, 
(j)  Oliver  Twist.  (j)  Dickens. 

No.  159.— Pictorial  Proverb:  Badd  Wo'erK 
men  COM  plane  of  T-hair  Two  Ls.  Bad 
workmen  complain  of  their  tools. 

No.  ICO.— Double  Acrostics:  GiG;  Al; 
LeaR;  LA;  IF;  OF;  TreE.  Initial  Letters: 
Galliot;  finals,  Giraffo. 

No.  1C1.— An  Enigma:  Bill  Nye. 

No.  1G2. — Riddles:  (a)  Joseph,  when  ha 
was  taken  from  the  family  circle  and  put 
into  the  pit.  (b)  The  tongue,  (c).  fee 
cause  they  are  men  of  size  (sighs),  (d)  Be- 
cause it  contains  a  merry  thought,  (c)  Be- 
cause no  one  has  f  urnishcJ  as  many  stock 
quotations,  (f)  When  on  a  lark,  (g)  Stop 
a  minute,  (h)  For  fear  of  falling  out.  (i) 
When  it  is  all  oa  one  side,  (j)  When  ha 
folds  it.  (k)  Because  it  goes  from  mouth  to 
mouth.  (1)  Preserved  pears  (pairs),  (m)  A 
caudle,  (n)  Because  ho  makes  both  ends 
meet. 

No.  163. — A  Showman's  Cemetery:  Toad, 
ram,  mare,  ermine,  fos,  es,  ferret,  deer,  rat, 
donkey,  ounce,  horse,  mouse,  tiger,  bear, 
bull,  zebu,  zebra,  elk,  cow,  calf,  cat,  buck, 
stag,  llama,  sable,  roe,  seal,  doe,  hart,  yak, 
emu,  gnu,  eland,  ass,  swine,  sloth,  ewe, 
weasel,  hare. 

No.  164.— Charade  for  Young  Folks:  Sand 


104 


Everybody's 


,  163.— A  Diamond  i 

F 

FOR 

CORES 

FORCEPS 

PORCELAIN 

R    E    E    L    E    C    T 

SPACE 

S     I     T 

N 

No.  1G8.— A  Riddle  in  Rhyme:  A  blush. 
No.  167.— Problem  of  Money:    I,  2,  3,  4,  5, 
fl,  7,  S,  9,  10  half  dimes.     Placo  4  upon  1,  7 
upon  9,  5  upon  0,  2  upon  C,  and  8  upon  10. 

No.  1GS. — Beheadings:  A-scribo.  B-onus, 
D-ada 

No.  169.— Pictorial  Decapitations:  Wheel, 
heel,  e*l;  brace,  race,  ace:  scowl,  cowl,  owl; 
•tone,  *x>n«,  one. 

No.  170.— Enigmatical  Writer:  Helen  Hunt 
Jackson. 

No.  171. — Anagram  of  Authors:  (a)  Will- 
lam  Cullen  Bryant  (b)  Robert  H.  NowelL 
(c)  Albion  W.  Tourgee.  (d)  Henry  Ward 
Beecher.  (e)  Helen  ilathcr.  (0  Charles 
Lever,  (g)  Washington  Irving,  (h)  Cath- 
arine Owen,  (i)  May  Agnes  Fleming,  (j) 
Will  Carleton.  (k)  Horatio  Alger,  Jr.  (1) 
John  Qrecnleaf  Whittier.  (m)  F.  Bret 
Harte.  (n)  Horace  E.  Scudder.  (o)  Doug- 
las JerroliL  (p)  Henry  Wadsworth  Lous- 
fellow. 

No.  172. — Word  Rebus:    A wl-man-ai— al- 
manacs. 
No.  173.— A  Figurative  Epitaph: 

0       4128 
Nought  for  one  to  ate: 
04120 
Nought  for  one  to  sigh  for  (cipher) ; 

02         80         4128 
Nought  too  weighty  for  one  to  ato; 

0       2      45       4 
Nought  to  fortify  for. 
No.  174.— Beheadings:  Charleston,     (a)  C- 
rusli.    (b)  H-asp.    (c)  A-gato.    (d)  R-ieo.    (c) 
L-ono.     (0  E-bony.     (g)  i>-wing.     (h)  T-raco. 
(i)  O-bey.    [j]  N-uiaber. 
No.  173.— Octagr>?i 


No.   178.— Numerical  Enigma:  "It  is  not 
all  of  life  to  lire  nor  all  of  dea:h  to  die." 

—  Quibbles:  (a)  Placo  the  coin  on  a 
table,  then,  turning  round,  take  it  up  with 
tLo  other  bond,  (b)  Place  the  candle  on  hi* 
bead,  taking  caro  there  la  no  mirror  in  the 
room. 


Magical  Increase. 

Tak9  a  large  drinking  glass  of  conical 
form,  that  is  small  at  the-  bottom  and  larg« 
at  tho  top,  and,  having  put  into  it  a  quarter, 
fiii  it  about  half  way  up  with  water;  then 
place  a  plate  upon  tho  top  of  tho  glass  and 
turn  it  quickly  over,  that  the  water  may  not 
escape.  A  piece  of  silver  as  largo  as  a  half 
a  dollar  will  immediately  appear  on  the 
plato  and,  somewhat  higher  up,  another 
piece  the  size  of  a  quarter. 

No.  ITS.— Enigma:  A  name. 

No.  170.— Dlustrated  Puzzle:  Gettysburg. 
1,  faGot;  2,  spEar;  3,  alTar;  4,  otTcr;  5, 
drYad;  6,  buSts;  7,  EaBot;  8,  frUit,  'J, 
cuRvo;  10,  paGes. 

No.  ISO.— Tho  Landlord  Tricked :  Begin  to 
count  with  the  sixth  from  the  landlord. 

No  1S1.— Double  Acrostic: 

L    IBP.  KIT    O 

E  B  R  O  R 

V          A  B  H  T          I 
A  PPL  E 

N  u  H 

T     n  o  u  o  H     T 

No.  182. — Geographical  Puzzle:  Ham 
(Hamburg);  Turkey;  Leg  (Leghorn);  So- 
ciety; Lookout;  Friendly;  Race;  Long; 
Farewell 

No.  183.— The  Two  Drovers:  A  had  seven 
•beep  and  B  had  five. 

No.  184. — Enigma:  Roses. 

No.  ISo. — Acrostic:  Marlborough. 

No.  186. — Word  Dissection:  Penmanship. 

No.  187.— Familiar  Quotations:  (a)  Hood, 
(b)  Iloyt.  r)  Edwards,  (d)  Cornwall  (e) 
Patmoro.  (f)  Bayard  Taylor,  (g)  Tennyson, 
(h)  Read,  (i)  Browning,  (j)  Smith,  (k) 
Coleridge.  (1)  Wordsworth,  (m)  Coleridge, 
(n)  Uervey.  (o)  Wordsworth,  (p)  Os^ood. 

No.  188.— Pictorial  Puzzle:  Awl— IS— knot 
G-old— THAT— G-litt.  rs. 

No.  ISO.— Word  Building:  Pardon. 

No.  1DD. — Conundrum  in  Rhyme:  An  ap- 
ple. 

No.  191.— Word  Puzzb:  Chart;  hart;  art; 
rat;  tar. 

No.  l'J2. -Concealed  Animals:  (a)Lion,camel, 
rat.  panther,  (b)  Bear,  larub,  horse,  ounce. 

No.  li)3.— Enigma:   DAVID. 

No.  194,— A  Hidden  Adage:  On  ST  is  the 
best  Poll  I  see.  Honesty  is  the  best  policy 

No.  105.— Half  Square: 

NOCTURNAL 

o  c  ii  i:   u  o   u  8 

C  H    A    N    0    E    B 

T  E     N    U    E    S 

U  R    0    E    8 

E  O   B  8 

N  U    U 

A  B 
L 

No.  li)C.— Cliflrade:  Helpmate. 


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Ko.  197.— Arithmetical  Nut  I 
BIX  IX 

IX  X 

8  I      .  X 

No.  193.— Conundrum:  Cares— caress. 

No.  190.— Riddles:  (a)  Their  pair  o' dice 
(paradise)  was  taken  away,  (b)  Because  vre 
cannot  get  them  for  nothing,  (c)  Decause  be 
is  a  Jew-ill  (Jewe1)-  W)  Castanet,  (c)  Eo- 
cause  he  Is  no  better,  (f)  Because  it  ahvays 
runs  over  sleepers,  (g)  A  pillow,  (a)  It  is 
immaterial,  (i)  Because  it  is  infirm,  (j)  Be- 
cause it  makes  him  hold  his  jaw. 

No.  200.— Double  Acrostic: 
Trade  wind — sword  knot. 


Cthline.  Wick. 
7th    "     Inflammation, 
8th    "     Negro. 
8th   "     Debt. 


1st  lino.  Toss. 
2d    "      Rainbow. 
8d    "      Armadillo. 
4th  "      Drummer. 
6th  "      Errand. 

No.  20L— Buried  Cities:  a,  Mobile;  b,  Olean; 
c,  Utica;  d,  Madras;  e,  Naples;  f,  Catskill;  g, 
London;  h,  Hanover;  i,  Macon;  j,  Vandalia; 
k,  Austin. 

No.  203.— A  Trick  Puzzle: 


No.  203.— Word  Building:     Tar— tar— rat 
—rat.    Tartar. 
No.  204. — Mutation:  Courtesy, 

No.  205.— Enigmas:  (a)  Hay;  (b)  Eye;  (c) 
Almanac. 

No.  200.— Illustrated  Central  Acrostic:  Cle- 
opatra— L  danCers;  2.  vioLets;  8.  pigEons; 
4.  corOnet;  5.  sliPper;  0.  pyrAmid;  7. 
hunTers;  8.  actRess;  9.  cavAlry. 

No.  207.—  A  Wild  Flower  of  Autumn  j 
Golden  Rod. 

No.  20S.— A  Dissected  Word:  O-pin-«. 

No.  209. — Anagrams: 

(a)  Ramona,  (a)  Helen  Jackson. 

(b)  Old  Town  Folks,      (b)  Hrs.  Stowo. 

(c)  Vicar  of  Wakefield.  (c)  Goldsmith, 

(d)  Vanity  Fair.  (d)  Thackeray. 

(e)  Lothair.  (e)  D'Lsroelt 

CQ  Robert  Falconer,    (f)  Q.  Macdcnald. 


Ko.  210.—  Compound  A'cfostlc: 

ALLUV  I  A  X, 
XJ  R  0  0  C  0  L  I 
RESTRAIN 
A  0  O  U  8  T  I  O 


HEREUN 
I 
I 


TO 

ARTER     I     AX. 
UERID     I     AN 

No.  211.  —  Quibbles:  (a)  Twenty-nine  days; 
(b)  The  last  person's  left  elbow;  (c)  The  first 
person  setts  himself  iu  tL  e  other's  lap. 

No.  212.—  Word  Syncopations:  (a)  S(hill)- 
ing.  (b)  Lav  (end)  er.  (c)  M(ass)eter.  (d) 
Op  (era)  tic, 

No.  213.—  Proverbs  Within  a  Maze:  Com- 
mence at  A,  the  central  letter.  These  pro- 
verbs are  here  contained. 

A  rolling  stone  gathers  no  moss. 

Too  many  cooks  spoil  the  broth. 

A  live  dog  is  more  to  be  feared  than  a  dead 
lion. 

You  cannot  cat  your  cake  and  have  it. 

Peace  hath  her  victories  no  less  renowned 
than  war. 

No.  21-1.—  A  Bill  cf  Fare:  (a)  Bouillon,  (b) 
Black  bass,  (c)  Woodcock,  (d)  Beefsteak. 
(e)  Graham  bread.  (0  Parsnips,  (g)  Mac- 
aroni and  cheese,  (h)  Potatoes,  (i)  Succo- 
tash. (j)  Lemon  pie.  (!:)  Cranberries.  (1) 
Tapicca  pudding,  (in)  Orange  ice.  (i.)  Rai- 
sins. (o)  Almonds. 

No.  215.  —Poetical  Enigma:  A  needle. 

Ko.  210.—  Pictorial  Conundrum:  "Why  i3 
a  barber  goina  from  his  own  shop  to  that  cf 
another  barber  like  cno  who  sails  around  the 
wcrldP  Because  he  goes  from  pole  to  pole. 

No.  217.—  Vagaries:  (a)  IX;  cross  the  I,  it 
makes  XX;  (b)  G  G-G;  (c)  79.2,  six  dozen  dozen 
being  CG4,  and  half  a  dozen  dozen  being  7~; 
(d)  Eight  cats;  (e)  Place  tho  Roman  flgurca 
on  a  piece  of  paper  and  draw  a  line  through 
the  middle  of  them  and  the  upper  half  will 
beVIL 

No.  218.—  Charade:  Earth  worm. 

No.  219.—  Runaway  letters:  Try,  try  c^ain. 

No.  2:^0.  —  Omissions:  Learned—  earned, 
Ravine—  a  vino.  Cargo—  Argo.  Discov- 
ered —  is  covered. 

No.  221.  —  Magic  squares: 


5 

80 

E'J 

73 

Cl 

3 

C3 

U 

13 

1 

£0 

53 

£0 

cr 

28 

71 

20 

£1 

4 

11 

Q 

50 

CO 

CO 

£3 

C8 

78 

70 

CB 

40 

38 

45 

f 

40 

SO 

*^4 

G 

7 

C5 

88 

,3 

|» 

40 

17 

75 

74 

e-i 

4S 

42 

44 

3} 

18 

8 

C7 

10 

47 

£2 

M 

22 

61 

72 

13 

CG 

50 

27 

52 

25 

64 

11 

C2 

1C 

C9 

2 

23 

0 

21 

79 

19 

70 

77 

Sums:  123,  205.  287,  8C9.    Ceqter.  41. 


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No.  222.— Geographical  Beheadings:  (a) 
K-opaL  (b)P-rone.  (c)  K-raw.  (d)  H-owe. 
(e)  B-wan.  (0  J-ava.  (g)  T-anna,  (h)  P-alma. 
(i)  R-hono. 

No.  223.— Enigma  In  Rhyme:  A  d<->~. 

No.  224.— Riddles:  (a).  Because  neither  of 
them  can  climb  a  treeey  (b)  Because  it  is  cm 
ottic  story,  (c)  Because  they  are  tired,  (a) 
A  lyre,  (o)  Because  it  must  be  dork  •when 
they  shine,  (f)  Because  having  eyes  they  see 
not,  r  ad  ears  they  hear  not  (g)  Absence  of 
body,  (h)  A  tanner,  (i)  The  rose  of  the 
watering  pot,  because  it  rains  over  them  all. 
(j)  The  goat  turned  to  butter  and  the  woman 
into  a  "scarlet  runner."  (k)  Because  he  wants 
repairing.  (1)  Because  they  die  kite  (dilate), 
(in)  When  they  make  23. 

No.  225.— The  Unlucky  Hatter:  In  almost 
every  case  the  first  impression  In  regard  to 
this  question  is  that  the  hatter  lost  $50  be- 
side tho  hat,  but  it  is  evident  he  was  paid  for 
the  hat,  and  had  ho  kept  tho  $8  dollars  he 
needed  only  to  borrow  $43  additional  to  re- 
deem the  note. 

No.  230.— Prefixes:  (a)  S-mew;  (b)  S-Kate; 
(c)  B-ounce;  (d)  B-ore;  (e)  T-one. 
No.  227.— Hour  Glasses: 
HALIFAX  POTHERB 

DINGY  READE 

AGE  ONE 

E  C 

SLY  HOT 

BLOWS  ENCUE 

PROWESS  ROCKBAR 

No.  22a— A  Riddle:  A  pair  of  spurs. 
No.  229.— The  Square  Puzzle: 


No,  230.— A  Problem  of  Numbers:  Prom 
the  remaining  12  deduct  1,  and  11  is  the  num- 
ber the  told  the  last  boy,  which  was  half  of 
what  the  had;  her  number  at  that  time, 
therefore,  wat  23t  From  23  deduct  2,  and 


tho  remaining  20  was  two-thirds  of  her  prior 
stock,  which  was,  therefore,  [SO.  From  SO 
deduct  10,  and  tho  remaining  20  is  half  her 
original  stock.  Sho  had,  therefore,  at  first 
40  apples. 

No.  231.— Numerical  Enigma:  Garden  of 
the  world. 

No.  232.— For  Sharp  Wits:  (a)  Lark-spur; 
(b)  Car-nation;  (c)  Miss-count;  (d)  Foot- 
stool; (e)  Rain-bow;  (f)  Cat-a-comb;  (g) 
Sword-fish;  (h)  Cab-in;  (i)  Mar-i-gold; 
(j)  Man-go. 

No.  233.— A  Charade:   Pearl-ash  or  pear- 
lash. 
No.  234.— Word  Squares: 

PEARL  SCOTT 

ELSIE  CELI A 

ASIDE  OLDEN 

RI DER  TIERS 

LEERS  TANSY 

No.  235.— Hidden  Birds:  Spoonbill  lark, 
linnet,  sparrow,  nut  cracker,  kite,  cockatoo, 
kingfisher,  bobolink. 

No.  236.— Geographical    Conceits:    Seine, 
Bologna,  Lisle,  Reims,  Neagh,  Toulon,  Tou- 
lonse,    Joliet,    Disappointment,  Conception 
Natal,  Wheeling. 
No.  237. — Compound  Acrostic: 
DAMPENED 
OVERTURE 
UMBRELLA 
BANKBILI, 
LACERATE 
ENDANGEB 
No.  238.— A  Riddle:  A  blush. 

No.  239.— Cross  Word  Enigma:  Edwin 
Booth. 

No.  240. — A  Dinner  in  Anagrams:  Oyster 
soup,  boiled  salmon,  Spanish  mackerel,  roast 
chickens,  roast  turkey,  boiled  rice,  sweet 
potatoes,  water  cresses,  dressed  tomatoes, 
lemon  pie,  cream  cakes,  Charlotte  Russe, 
pineapples. 

No.  241. — Charade:  Pirogue. 

No.  242. — Ribbon  Rebus:  Gape-gap,  race- 
ace,  meat-tea,  bears-ear,  gate;  spears. 

No.  243.— Word  Squares: 
(a)    ACRES  (b)    U  L  E  M  A 

CRAPE  LADEN 

RAISE  EDITS 

EPSOM  METRE 

SEEMS  ANSER 

No.  244.— Mathematical  Nut:  Tho  weight* 
aro  1,  8,  0  and  27  pounds. 

No.  245.— Conundrums:  When  ho  is  a  rover. 
Because  it  is  the  grub  that  makes  the  butter 
fly.  Because  wo  must  all  give  it  up.  For 
divers  reasons.  It  is  tho  fruit  of  good  living. 
A  door  bell. 

No.  246.— Charades:  (a)  Gas-pipe,    (b)  Fire- 


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wo.  247.— A  Picture  Puzzle:  Black,  white 
and  red  (read)  all  over — a  newspaper. 

No.  248. — Numerical  Enigma:  H.  Rider 
Haggard. 

No.  249.— Articles  of  Furniture:  (a)  Book- 
case, (b)  Wardrobe,  (c)  Washstand.  (d) 
Bofa. 

No.  250.— Geographical  Acrostic:  (a)  Ben- 
gal (b)  Ebro.  (c)  Rubicon,  (d)  Lapland, 
(e)  Idaho,  (f)  Nankin.  Initials,  Berlin;  fi- 
nals, London. 

No.  251.— The  Knight's  Puzzle: 
Better  to  die  with  harness  on 
In  smoke  and  heat  of  battle 
Than  wander  and  browse  and  fall  anon 

In  quiet  of  meadow  land  cattle. 
Better  to  gain  by  arm  or  brain 
Chaplet  of  laurel  or  myrtle 
Than  bask  in  sun 
With  work  undone 
And  live  one's  Ufa 
Like  a  turtle. 

No.  252.— Proverbial  "Pi":  "Procrastina- 
tion is  the  thief  of  time." 

No.  253.— Reversible  Words:  (a)  Reel-leer. 
(b)  Dial-laid,  (c)  Ten-net,  (d)  Tar-rat. 

No.  254.— Quibbles:  (a)  Draw  it  round  hia 
body,  (b)  8%.  (c)  Twice  twenty-five  is  fifty; 
twice  five,  and  twenty,  is  thirty. 

No.  255. — Enigmatical  Birds:    (a)  Frigate, 
(b)  Partridge,     (c)  Quail,     (d)  Adjutant. 
No.  256. — Cross  Word:  Cocoa-nut. 
No.    257. — Beheadings:     D-ale.      0-range. 
N-ear.     A-base.     T-old.     E-bouy.     L-aver. 
L-ark.    0-pen.    D-onatello. 
No.  258.— A  Rhomboid: 

FASTEN 
FALLEN 
MATTED 
PELTED 
LEASER 
GADDED 
No.  259. -The  Divided  Garden: 


No.  260.— Hidden  Animals;  Bison;  gazelle; 
mouse;  horse. 

No.  261. — Word  Dissection:  Stripe-strip- 
trip  ;  stripe-tripe-ripe-rip-I. 

No.  262.— Literary  Riddles:  (a)  Mr.  Mi- 
cawber.  (b)  Jerry  Cruncher,  (c)  Diogenes, 
(d)  The  Marchioness,  (e)  Mrs.  Chick,  (f) 
Miss  Sally  Brass,  (g)  Nancy  Sykes.  (h) 
Capt.  Cuttle,  (i)  Quilp.  (j)  Dick  Swiveller. 
(k)  Maj.  Bagstock.  (1)  Mr.  Carker.  (m)  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Boffin,  (n)  Mrs.  Bagnet. 

No.  263.— Curtailments:  Brandy;  Frances; 
Hearth;  Early;  Taper. 

No.  264. — Numerical  Enigma:  Queen  of  the 
West. 

No.  265.  —  Illustrated  Central  Acrostic: 
L  steAmer;  2.  spaRrow;  3.  masKers;  4. 
car  A  van;  5.  spiNner;  6.  whiStle;  7.  speAker; 
8.  parSnip. 

No.  266. — Concealed  Poets:  Saxo,  Cowper, 
Gary,  Read,  Stedmaii,  Hemans,  Corbett, 
Willis,  Browning,  Goodale. 

No.  267.— A  Combination  Puzzle: 

1.  Saved.  *  1.    Sated. 

2.  Otter.  2.  Other. 
8.   Scold.                         3.   Scald. 

4.  Tomes.  4.  Tones. 

5.  Races.  5.  Rafres. 

6.  Party.  6.  Pastry 

7.  Enter.  7.  Eager. 

8.  Track.  8.  Trick. 

9.  Rider.  9.  Rirer. 
10.  Spare.  10.  Spire. 
1L  Vests.  11.  Vents. 
13.  Tiber.  13.  Tiger. 

No.  268.— Riddle:  P.iins. 

No.  269.— Enigma:  Blue-bottle. 

No.  270.— Poetical  Enigma:  Flag. 

No.  271.— Changingthe  Middle  Letter:  Spy 
—sly.  Ale — ace.  Whale — whole.  Ape- 
awe.  Dam— dim. 

No.  273.— An  Easy  One:    Pi-an-o. 

No.  273.  Adirondacks;  Potomac;  Kandy; 
Kiel ;  Coast ;  Fox ;  Van ;  Lucca ;  Alton ;  Angra ; 
Forth;  Owl. 

No.  274. — Hidden  Proverb:  Spare  the  rod 
and  spoil  the  child. 

No.  275.— The  Puzzle  of  Fourteen: 


icS 


Everybody's 


No.  27C.— Enigmatical  Cities:  W  neeung, 
Buffalo,  Savannah,  Havana. 

No.  277.— Anagram:    Pride  goeth  before  a 
fall 
No.  278.— Word  Squares: 

IMPART  DORSAL 
MEANER  OLEATE 
1'  ADDLE  RECITE 
ANDEAN  BAILOR 
R ELAND  ATTONE 
T  R  E  N  D  B  LEERED 

No.  279.— The  Calculating  Teacher: 

STX.    I    KOJC.    I  TUES.  I  WED.  I  THU&.I    FEL    I    BIT. 

•  b  c'»  d  e  a  k  n  a  e    1  a  h  o  a  f   p  a    i  m 
d  o  f,b  o  L  b  I   o  b  f  m  b  i  p  b  d  ii  b  g  k 

§h    Ic  m  re    f    i'c  p  n  c  d  K  c   h    Iceo 
I  ro;f  k  od  hmd  i   oe  m  ne   i    k  d    1  p 
a   o  i  i    I    t.o  g  i>  h  k  i«.f   g   l\g  m  o,h   t  o 
No.  280.— Au  Oddity:  LOVE. 
No.   281.  —  Concealed   Birds:    Owl,   lark, 
plover,  swan,  pewitt,  raven,  starling,  epar- 
row,  robin,  wren. 
No.  £82.— Pictorial  Diamond: 

C 

CAP 

CAMEL 

PEN 

L 

Na  WS.— Double  Word  Enigma:  Snow- 
drop. 

I'o.  £54.  —  Ar.agrams:  (a)  Ancestors,  (b) 
Diplomacy,  (r)  Cliristianity.  (d)  Punish- 
ment. (•;)  Burg  con.  (f)  Sweetheart,  (g)  Matri- 
mony, (ii)  Faasrul.  (i)  Pern  tent  i:iry.  (j)  Sir 
Bobert  Pool 

No.  2S5. — Btbc3ilingsi  Cliarm,  barm,  arm. 
Ko.  2?G.— Cross  Word:  Sheridan. 
No.  237. — Con^n-lrmns:  P  -  g— a  pi.~  with- 
out an  L     (b)NilE.    (c)KN.    (•])  Bcjauso  it 
makes  ii],  will  (ili  will),   (e)  Because  they  make 
beer  better,  (f)  TL 2  letter  S.  (g)  Tbo  cr:«r.o.  (h) 
Dittribute  u-acL-3  (ti-acts)  all  over  tlw  couatry. 
A  A  tormcr'o  p.  ctCj- daughter. 

No.  288.— Tangled  Verso: 

Thou  crt  the  star  that  guides  m* 
Along  lifc'a  troubled  sea; 
Whatever  fato  betides  mo, 
This  heart  ntiil  turns  to  theo. 
Yet,  do  uot  think  I  doubt  thec; 

I  know  thy  truth  remains; 
I  will  not  livo  without  theo 

For  all  tho  world  contains. 
No.  289.— Basket  of  Flowers:  (a)  Daffodil; 

(b)  snow  ball;  (c)  prim-rose;  (d)  car-nation; 

(c)  rockets;  (if)  verbena;  (g)  call-io-p-sis;  (h) 
catrh-f]y;  (i)   ivy;    (j)   prince'-s-feather;    (k) 
Canterbury  bell;    (1)  sun-flower;    (m)  lark- 
spur; (n)  cock's-comb. 

No.  290. — Motogram:  Ilarc,  care,  fare,  rare, 
pore,  dare,  bare. 

i'.-al  Enigma:  Button. 
.-."..     Ili.Mlu:  Tlio  squirrel  takes  out 
each  day  ono  ear  of  corn  and  uia  own  two 


No.  293.— "Words  Within  Words:  Dechirar 
tlon,  Clara;  Ti'ifles,  rifle;  Cashier,  ash;  Cas- 
ters, aster;  Capei',  ape;  Snipe,  nip;  Lottery, 
otter;  Twenty,  wen;  Gauntlet,  aunt. 

No.  294. — An  Arithmetical  Mystery:  The 
man  whom  the  landlady  put  into  Room  No. 
13  was  traveler  No.  ii,  and  No.  13  remained 
still  unprovided  for. 

No.  2i)5. — Diamonds  and  Word  Square: 

Q  L  BRAVE 

PUT  LIP          RADIX 

QUIET     LIMIT      ADAPT 

TEA  PIT         VIPER 

T  T  EXTRA 

No.  290.—  A  Fish  Puzzle:  1.  Sword  fish,  a 
Horn  fish,  3.  Star  fish.  4.  Bill  fish.  5. 
Cat-fish.  G.  Frog  fish,  7.  King  fish,  & 
Rudder  fish.  9.  Log-fish.  10.  Drum  fish.  11. 
Dog  fish.  13.  Saw  fish.  13.  Roso  fish.  14, 
Parrot  fish.  15.  Pipo  fish. 

No.  297.— A  Journey:  Sound,  lookout,  rain, 
thunder,  don  pine,  bluo,  cork,  big  horn,  cham- 
pagne, foul  weather,  Chili,  bay,  salt,  licking, 
barn-stable,  bath,  stillwater,  horn,  Albert, 
negro,  inn, 

No.  298.— Picture  Puzzle:    GiiafTo.      Lion. 
Camel.     Elephant.      Hog.      Horse-.      Bear. 
Hound. 
No.  L99.— An  octagon: 

SIP 

METAL 

S  E  V  E  R  A  L 

I  T  E  R  A  T  K 

PARADED 

LATER 

LED 

No.  300.— Easy  Rebuses:  (a)  Leonora,    (b) 
D.  T.  Ro  o'er  8  (Deteriorate). 
No.  801. — Missing  Vowels. 
Ilcro  rests  his  head  upon  tho  lap  of  earth, 

A  youth  to  fortune  and  to  fame  unknown; 
Pair  Science  frowned  not  on  his  humblo  birth, 

^nd  Melancholy  marked  him  for  her  owu. 
Ko.  302.— A  Charade:  Skin-flint. 

No.  303.— Decapitations:  C-r-ash. 
No.  804. — Familiar  Flowers  Described:  (a) 
Snap  dragon ;  (b)  Bachelor's  button ;  (c)  Four 
o'clock;   (d)   Snow  ball;  (e)   Candy  tuft;   (f) 
Lady  slipper;  (g)  Buttercup;  (h)  Tulips. 
No.  805. — Geographical  Hourglass: 
ED     INBURGII 
B    A   V   A    R     I    A 
MALTA 
A    T    L 

I 

AMY 

LYONS 

P  L  O  R  IDA 

OALVESTON 

No.  306.— Anagrams  of   Notable  Woment 

(a)  Charlotte  Cushman.    (b)  U.  rri- (  I'.ixxher 


Book  oj  Puzzies. 


Btowe.  (c)  Belva  A.  Lockwood.  (d)  Flor- 
ence Nightingale,  (e)  Amelia  B.  Edwards, 
(f)  Lucretia  P.  Hale,  (g)  Adeline  D.  T.  Whit- 
ney, (h)  Susan  B.  Anthony,  (i)  Louise 
Chandler  Moulton. 

No.  807. — A  Curious  Menagerie:  (a)  Goose. 
(b)  Spiders.  (c)  Sheep.  (d)  Horse,  (e) 
Tiger,  (f)  Cow.  (g)  Rats,  (h)  Dogs,  (i) 
Elephant.  0')  Eagle,  (k)  Kite.  (1)  Wolf, 
(m)  Bear,  (n)  Cock. 

No.  SOa— Drop  Letter  Puzzle:  A  stitch  in 
time  saves  nine. 

No.  809.— Riddles:  (a)  Chanting  her  little  lay. 
(b)  Short-er.  (c)  O  I  C  U— Oh,  I  see  you! 
(d)  Because  they  "feel"  for  others,  (e)  A 
joke. 

No.  810.—  Illustrated  Conundrum:  Why  is 
waiter  like  a  race  horse?  Answer — Because 
he  runs  for  cups  and  plates. 

No.  Sit— A  bottle: 

ATE 
CROAK 
U    T    E 
HAT 
OLD 
RAT 
TUBES 
ROUSING 
HOSTLER 
BRAIDED 
RUNNING 
GREATER 
PRANCE     8 
BRACING 
STREETS 
No.  812.— Charade:  Wakefield. 
No.  813. — Rebus:  A-pct-he-carries  (apothe- 
caries) weight. 
No.  814:  Tangle: 

Around  me  shall  hover, 

In  sadness  or  glee, 
Till  life's  dreams  be  over, 

Sweet  memories  of  thec. 
No.  315. — Letter  Enigma:  Jerboa. 
No.  816.— Acrostic:  Magellan,  Osccola,  Na- 
tional, Tempest,  Ethelred,  Zenobia,  Universe, 
Mercury,  Albanian.    Initials — Montezuma. 
No.  817. — Mutation:  Newspaper  editors. 
No.  318. — Decapitation:  Slaughter — Laugh- 
ter. 

No.  819.— Numerical  Enigma :  Worth  make* 
the  man. 

No.  820.— Charade  for  Little  Folk:  Snow- 
ball 

No.  821.— Hidden  Birds:  (a)  Kite,  (b)  Kes- 
trel, (c)  Redstart,  (d)  OwL  (e)  Emu.  (f) 
Ostrich,  (g)  Wren,  (h)  Loon,  (i)  Dotterel, 
(j)  Starling. 

No.  322.— Mutation:  Transposition. 

No.  323.— Anagrams  from  Scott:  (a)  Dan- 
die  Dinmont.  (b)  Flora'MacIvor.  'c)  Brian 
de  Bois  Guilbert.  (d)  Edward  Waverly.  (e) 
Diana  Vernon.  (f)  Sir  Piercio  Shaf ton.  (g) 


Magnus  Troll,  (b)  MaryAvenel.  (1)  Waiae- 
mar  Fitzurse.  (g)  Mysio  Happer. 

No.  824.— Double  Acrostic:  (a)  LimpeT. 
(b).  OatH.  (c)  NubiA.  (d).  DruM.  (e) 
OrE.  (0  NarcissuS.  Initials— London.  Fin- 
als—Thames. < 

No.  325— A  Problem  for  Sharp  Wits:  Four-- 
teen eggs. 

No.  820.— Tho  Yankee  Square: 


3V.2 


No.  327. — Conundrums:  (a)  He  has  a  bead 
and  comes  to  tho'point.  (b)  Because  it  fur- 
nishes dates,  (c)  Becausa  it  stirs  up  a  smol- 
dering fire,  (d)  Because  it  owes  its  motion 
to  a  current,  (e)  Because  it  baa  a  flae  tem- 
per. 

No.  323.— Tho  Graces  and  the  Muses: 
The  least  number  that  will  answer  this 
question  is  twelve;  for  if  wo  suppose  that 
each  Grace  gave  one  to  each  Muse,  the  latter 
would  each  have  three,  and  there  would  re- 
main three  for  each  Grace.  (Any  multiple 
of  twelve  will  answer  the  conditions  of  the 
question.) 

No.  329.— A  Square  and  a  Diamond: 
HORSE  A 

O  C  E  AN  APE 

REBUT  APPLB 

SAUCE  ELM 

Z  N  T  E  R  E, 

No.  330.— A  Love  Affair: 

I  saw  Esau  kissing  Kate. 

The  fact  is  all  three  saw  5 
I  saw  Esau,  he  saw  me, 

And  she  saw  I  saw  Esau. 
*-Na  831.  —  Transposition:   Now-won-snow* 
bank — Snowbank. 
No.  832.— Acrostic: 

J  ulius  Caesar.        L  Istz. 
E  laine.  I  sabella. 

N  apoleon.  N  athan  Hale. 

N  ewton.  D  emeter. 

Young. 
No.  333.— An  Easy  Anagram:  Train. 


I  IO 


Everybody's 


Every  Day  Puzzlet. 

One  man  escapes  all  tho  diseases  that  flesh 
la  heir  to  and  is  killed  on  the  railroad ;  an- 
other man  goes  through  half  a  dozen  wars 
without  a  scratch  and  then  dies  of  whooping 
cough. 

Good  people  die  and  bad  people  live.  The 
man  who  is  fat  with  health  can't  get  employ- 
ment, and  the  man  who  is  making  money 
hand  over  hand  has  to  give  up  his  business 
on  account  of  ill  health. 

You  will  sometimes  see  a  man  planting 
trees  around  his  place  for  shade ;  and,  at  the 
game  time,  you  will  see  another  cutting  down 
all  tho  trees  around  his  house  because  they 
produce  too  much  moisture. 

No.  834.— Hidden  Proverb:  All  is  not  gold 
that  glitters. 

No.  835.— Cross  "Word  Enigma:  A  plant. 
No.   830. —  Pictorial  Enigma  for   Young 
Folks:  Candy,  nuts  and  oranges. 

No.  837.— A  Curious  Menagerie:  (a)  Lion, 
(b)  Buffalo,  (c)  Nightingale,  (d)  Kids,  (e) 
Hen.  (£)  Frogs,  (g)  Camel  (h)  Rooks,  (i) 
Beaver. 

No,  838.— Behead  and  Curtail:  (a)  Hearth 
—heart — hear — ear.  (b)  Loathe — loath — oath 
—oat— at 

No.  839.— Original  Arithmetic:  (a)  T-one. 
(b)  L-ona  (c)  F-l-our.  (d)  T-h-ree,  (e)  T-w-o. 
(f)  Fi-v-e. 

No.  840.— A  Charade:  Nipper-kin. 
No.  841.— Conundrums:    (a)  Troublesome. 
(b)  Tfco  letter  L.    (c)  When  it  begins  to  pat 
her  (patter)  on  the  back,    (d)  Because  they 
never  saw  it. 

No.  843.— Riddle:  Pa-ti(e)nt 
No.  843.— A  Few  Birds:    (a)  The  mocking 
bird;  (b)    The  jay;    (c)  The  crow;   (d)    The 
robin;  (e)   The  lyre  bird;  (f)   Tho  secretary 
bird;  (g)    The  quail;  (h)    Tho  gull;  (I)    The 
blue  bird. 
No.  844.— Poetical  Pi: 

"  Tis  an  old  maxim  of  the  schools 
That  flattery's  tho  food  of  fools; 
Yet  now  and  then  your  men  of  wit 
Will  condescend  to  take  a  bit" 
No.  845.— An  Inverted  Pyramid: 
ILLUSTRATED 
DISPROVED 
PERUSED 
DETER 
E   II   8 

B 
No.  840. -Letter  Rebuses:  Contrary  (C-on- 


trary) ;  (b)  Condone  (C-on-d-on-e) ;  (c)  Hand- 
bag (H  and  bag). 

No.  847.— Word  Making:  Sin— Sinew. 
Sing.  Singe.  Sine.  Single.  Sink.  Since. 
Sincere. 

No.  848.— Anogram:  Insurance, 
No.  849.— A  Rhomboid: 
SAPOR 
MOVED 
DELAY 
RENEW 

T    E    W   E    L 

No.  850.— One  Line— One  .Counter  Puzzle; 
Place  the  counters  at  E  1,  C  2,  A  3,  F  4,  D 
5  and  B  a 

A       B       C      Q       E       F 


No.  851.— The  Knowing  Shepherd:  Ho  had 
7  sheep;  as  many  more,  7;  half  as  many  more, 
m\  and  2%;  making  in  all  20  sheep. 

Professional  Advice. 

"Where  would  you  advise  mo  to  go,  doo- 
tor?    I  suffer  so  from  insomnia," 
"You'd  better  go  to  sleep." 

No.  853.— Cross  Word  Enigma:  Lawn  ten- 
nis. 

No.  853.— A  Zigzag:  Battle  of-  ^BuU  Run. 
Cross  Words:  (a)   Bar.     (b)    fAn.    (c)    beT. 
(d)  aTe.    (e)  Lag.     (f)  dEn.  (g)  loO.  (h)  oFt 
(i)    Beg.    (j)    pUt     (k)    elL.  0)    eLk.      (m) 
Rug.    (n)  hUm.     (o)  UN. 
No.  854.— American  Pi: 
Tell  mo  not  in  mournful  numbers 

Life  is  but  an  empty  dream, 
For  tho  soul  is  dead  that  slumbers, 

And  things  aro  not  what  they  seem. 
No.  C55.— An  Old  Saying:  A  crooked  stick 
casts  no  straight  shadow.     (A  crooked— stick 
— caste— nose  T  R  8  shadow). 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


in 


No.  336.— A  Double  Diagonal  Square: 
FURLONG 
GLITTER 
ECONOMY 
Q    H    E    B    K    I    N 
BEGUILE 
Li     Z    A    R    D    S 
A    U    R    E    L    I     A 
No.  357.—  A  Defective  Proverb:  That  load 
becomes  light  that  is  cheerfully  borne. 
No.  858.— A  Charade:  Glow-worm. 
No.  859.— Riddles:  (a)  When  it  comes  to  on 
engagement,     (b)  A  ditch,     (c)  The  letter  I. 
(d)  When  it  rides  at  anchor,    (e)  Because  you 
put  your  foot  in  it 

No.  860.— A  Problem  of  Numbers:  The  ge» 
era!  had  an  army  of  24,000  men. 
No.  86L— Double  Central  Acrostic: 
r   e    P    I    n   e 
h   o   R   N  e    t 
B    h    I    V   e    r 
t    e   N  E    t    B 
c    a   T  N    i    p 
s  m  I    T    h   y 
h    o   N   E    s    t 
b   a   G   D   a   d 

No.  362.— Noted  Women:  (a)  Florenc* 
Nightingale,  (b)  lime.  Recamier.  (c)  Jose- 
phine, (d)  Mme.  De  StaeL  (e)  Lady  Jane 
Grey,  (f)  Zenobia.  (g)  Jenny  Lind.  (h) 
Catharine  de  Medici,  (i)  Bloody  Mary,  (j) 
Cleopatra,  (k)  Elizabeth.  (1)  Cornelia. 
No.  363.— Diamonds: 

J 

M  SUN 

SET  SAPID 

MELON         JUPITER 

TOO  NITRE 

N  DEE 

R 

No.  864.— Illustrated  Zigzag:  Washington 
Allston.  Cross  words.—!.  Wheel.  2.  bAton. 
3.  baSin.  4.  nicHe.  5.  alibi.  6.  proNg.  7. 
waGon.  &  aTlas.  9.  Olive.  10.  aNgle.  1L 
plAte.  12.  sheLL  13.  coraL.  14  flaSk.  15. 
m'Tre.  16.  mOuse.  17.  Notes. 

No.   865.— A   Mathematical   Nut:    XIII— 
VIIL 
No.  860.— An  Enigmatical  Insect:  Gad  fly. 

No.  867.— Charade:  A  dictionary. 

No.  868.— Easy  Word  Squares: 

(a)  OATS        (b)DOLL        (c)LOAD 

AGUE  OHIO  OUS  E 

TUFT  LI  ON  ASKS 

SETS  LONE  DESK 


No.  869.— The  Maltose  Cross  Squared:  Make 
the  cuts  as  shown  in  tho  diagram. 


Join  to  form  a  square  as  below. 


No.  870.— A  Curious  Collection  of  Keys: 


1.  Flunk 

2.  Hunk 

3.  Monk 

4.  Crank 

5.  Risk 

6.  Whisk 


key 


key 


7.  Balk 
a  Dark 
9.  Frisk 

10.  Dusk 

11.  Musk 

12.  Jerk 
No.  371.— Charade:  Nightingale. 

No.  372.— A  Tangle:     May  there   be   just 
enough  clouds  in  your  life  to  form  a  beautiful 
sunset. 
No.  373.— A  Mystic  Cross: 

M 

MAS 
MADAM 

B  AD 

T  M  W 

NUT          A  HAP 

TULIPARAWATER 

TIN          A  DEN 


T 

HIT 

T  IGHT 

THE 

T 


R 


I  12 


Everybody  s 


Na  874. —Enigma:  Bark. 

Na  875.— Riddles:  (a)  Alphabet   (b)  Coffin. 

Na  87ft.  —  Quizzes:  L  Life.  2.  Strong 
drink.  8.  A  bad  tooth  extracted.  4  A  lad- 
der. 6.  A  wheel  Ot  A  match,  7.  A  secret. 
a  A  falsehood.  9.  Ad-vice.  10.  The  book 
of  natural  1 L  The-  winds. 

JIo.  877.— A  Simple  Charade:  Cof-fee. 

N<x  8?a— Beheadings:  Crash— rash— ash— 

Ik, 

>Na  879. -Pled  Cities:  Liverpool  Balti- 
more Dresden.  Marseilles,  Athens.  Al- 
giers. Havana.  Savannah. 

Ma  880. —Anagrams  of  Popular  Authors: 
James  De  Mille,  Rhoda  Brougbton, 

Marion  Harland,         Wilkio  Collins, 
Louisa  M.  Alcott,        Mary  Cecil  Hay, 
"Will  Carleton,  Edward  Everett  Hale, 

Win.  Dean  Hovrells,   Hesba  Stretton, 
Charles  Dickens,         Capt  Mayno  Reid. 

Na  SSL— A  Word  Puzzle:  One  word. 

No.  8ta -Pictorial  Proverb:  Old  birds  are 
not  to  be  caught  with  chaff. 

Na  88a— Concealed  Birds:  Ibis,  Bustard. 
Rail  Emu.  Egret.  Teal  Missel 

Na  884.— Decapitations:  Glass— lass— ass— 
ts. 

Na  885.— A  Tangle  of  Wise  Words:  Who 
undertakes  many  things  at  once  seldom  does 
anything  well 

No.  880.— Illustrated  Numerical  Enigma: 
"The  nighty  purpose  never  b  o'ertook,  unlesi 
the  deed  go  with  it." 

Na  387.— A  Marine  Square: 

MIDSHIP 

HARP  o  o  N 

HARBORS 
ARRIVED 
GRAPNEL 
8    T    E  A   11   K   R 
VOYAGER 
Vo.  SSS.— Easy  Rebus:  Car-pet 
Na  889.— Buried  Birds:  (a)  Touraco.  swan. 
(b>  Tinamou,  pintail     (O   Gannet,  daw.     (d) 
Harpy,  mania,     tei  Mavis,  hawk,     if)  Swal- 
low, teal 

Na  880.  —  PI:  Robinson  Crusoe. 
Na  SOL— Odd  Enigmas:  CIVIL.  MILD. 
Na  893.— Riddle:  A  shadow. 
Na  81O.— Single  Acrostic:   L  Jamaica,    a 
Unst    8.   Australia.    4.   Nlcobar.    6.    Falk- 
land.   6.  Elba.     7    Rhodes,     a  Nova  Zem- 
bls,    9.    Antigua.     10.    Newfoundland.     1L 
Dominica.    14   Enderly  Island,     la   Zanzi- 
bar.    Initials— Juan  Fernandez. 

Na  KM.— Transpositions:  Teal— tale— late 
— tacl 

Na  80S.— A  Reversion:  Noon. 
Na  80a-Pictorlal  Proverb:   Tune  works 
era  (w  under  s). 
897.— Charade :  Semi  Clrcje, 


808.  -f IV  6  Hidden  AnimalB: 
A  C 

L  R 

L  O 

1  0 

O  O 

A  D 

T  1 

O  L 

R  B 

No.  899.— Bcheadments  and  Curtailments: 

(a)  P-ape-r.     (b)  8-tea-k.     (c\  S-tree-t 

No.  400.— An  Easter  Egg  to  Crack:  A  long 
and  fortunate  career  to  him  who  in  loving 
deeds  on_this  Easter  excels. 

Na  401. — Anagrams — Men  of  the  Day:  (a) 
Benjamin  Harrison,  (b)  Levi  P.  Morton. 
(c)  Thomas  A.  Edison,  (d)  James  O.  Blaine. 
(e)  William  K.  Vanderbilt  (f)  Russell  A. 
Alger.  (g)  Grover  Cleveland,  (h)  William 
P.  Cody,  (i)  Andrew  Caruegia  (j)  Leon 
Abbett  (k)  Col  Daniel  Iwunont.  (1)  Henry 
Wattersoa  (m)  William  C.  \\Tiitney.  (n) 
William  M,  Evarts.  (o)  Phlneas  T.  Barnum, 
(p)  Edwin  Booth,  (q)  John  Shernv 
Na  40a— Central  Acrostic: 

CHARTER 
RENEWED 
FEASTED 
ABOUNDS 
CHARITY 
HEARTHS 
[A  N  G  E  L  I  O 
TEACHER 
FEATHER 
VANILLA 
COCOONS 
CHANNEL 
Kb.  403.— Cross  Word-Enigma:  Potomac. 
Na  404.— Decapitations:  (a)  'Jrow— row. 

(b)  Crude — rude. 

Na  405.— A  Square  and  a  Diamond: 
MAPLE  P 

APRON  OIL 

PRODD  PINES 

LOUSE  LEA 

ENDED  S 

Na  406.— Metagram:  Brook— rook— cook- 
look. 
Na  407.— An  Hourglass: 

MANIFESTO 

BENEFIT 

ASSAY 

ATE 

1 

EVA 
T    K  I     A   L 
A   U    C   T     ION 
MARTYRDOM 
KA.  4C8»—  Conundrums: 
(a)  Because  it  is  In  the  center  of  Bliss,  whQe 
e  Is  In  Hell  and  all  the  rest  are  In  Purgatory; 
(b)  in  hash;  (c)  a  hen,  a  duck,  a  goose  and  a 
turkey. 


Book  of  Piizzles. 


No.  409.—  Charade :";  Court-ship. 

No.  410.— Proverb  in  Numbers:  "Where  It 
rains  porridge  the  beggar  has  no  spoon." 

No.  41 L— Letter  Rebuses:  (a)  Extenuate, 
(b)  Over  act  (over  ACT),  (c)  Thundering. 

No.  412.— Four  Flowers:  (a)  Mar-i-gold, 
(b)  Snap-dragon,  (c)  Lark-spur,  (d)  Morn- 
ing-glory. 

No.  413.— Geometrical  Puzzle: 


No.  414.— Syllabic  Decapitations:  (a)   Log- 
wood,    (b)  Pro-found,     (c)  Waist-coat. 

No.     415.— Numerical     Enigma:     Harriet 
Beecher  Stowe. 
No.  416.— Beheadings:  (a)  Wheat;  (b)  heat; 

(c)  eat;  (d)  at;  (e)  t 

No.  417. — Pictorial  Conundrum:  Why  is  an 
angry  man  like  a  loaf?  Answer — Because  he 
is  crusty. 

No.  418.—  Historic  Men:  (a)  King  Alfred, 
(b)  Peter  the  Great  (c)  Michael  Angelo. 

(d)  Fremont,      (e)    Benjamin    Franklin,     if) 
Chesterfield,     (g)  Irving. 

No.  419.— Curtailment:  Marsh;  Mars;  Marj 
Ma. 

No.  430.— Easy  Squares: 
(a)    LAME        (b)    S  0  U  P 
ARID  OGLE 

MINE  ULAN 

EDEN  PENS 

No.  421.— A  Diamond: 
S 

GE  M 

PERIL 

GENERAL 

SERENADES 

Ml  R  A  C  L  E 

LADLE 

LEE 

R 

No.  423.— Geographical  Charade:  Frank- 
fort. 

No.  423.— A  Quaint  Puzzle:  Enigma. 
No.  424.—  Hidden  Animals:  (a)  Sable,     (bt 
Gorilla,     (c)  Jackal     (dj  Ape.     M  Dingo. 


A  FCTV  Tilings  to  Think  Of. 

If  a  pair  of  glasses  are  spectacles,  is  one  a 
spectacle?  And  if  not,  why  not? 

Can  a  glazier  give  a  window  a  glass  too 
much? 

When  a  Daniel  comes  to  Judgment,  Is  the 
latter  glad  to  see  him  ? 

Is  "stealing  a  march"  worse  than  taking  a 
walk? 

If  "to  be  or  not  to  bef1  fa  the  question, 
what  is  the  answer? 

When  wo  say  "It's  as  broad  as  it  is  long," 
may  we  safely  conclude  that  it  is  all  square? 

Whether  a  good  view  Is  to  be  had  from 
the  top  of  the  morning. 

No.  425.—  The  Unfair  Division:  The  land- 
lord would  lose  71-5  bushels  by  such  an  ar- 
rangement, as  the  rent  would  entitle  him  to 
2-5  of  the  1£  The  tenant  should  give  him  18 
bushels  from  his  own  share  after  the  division 
Is  completed,  otherwise  the  landlord  would  re- 
ceive but  2-7  of  the  first  63  bushels. 

No.  426.— A  Concealed  Proverb:  As  mer- 
ry as  the  day  is  long. 

No.  427.— Letter  Rebuses:  (a)  Bl(under)- 
Ing;  (b)  C(over)t;  (c)  C(on) junction. 

No.  428.— Small  Diamonds: 
taj  C  (b)  H 

BAA          HAM 

CANDY    HARRY 

ADA          MRS 

Y  Y 

No.  429.— An  Oddity:  Mill 
No.  430.— A  Man  of  Letters:  AlHhe  letter* 
of  the  alphabet. 
No.  431. —Central  Deletions: 
BASIL 
PECAN 
STOOP 
PETAL 
METAL 
No.  432.— Double  Acrostic: 

Fa  1  o  r  u  M 
Orinoco 
RabbitS 
E  a  r  n  e  s  T 

No.  433. — Conundrums:  (a)  Because  ne  is 
used  to  the  "grip."  (b)  Because  he  is  let  out 
at  night  and  taken  in  in  the  morning,  (c)  A 
step  father  (farther).  (Oj  Invisible  green,  (f) 
Because  it  is  insane  (in  seine),  (g)  "After 
youl" 

No.  434. — Charade:  Moonbeam. 

No.  435. — Pictorial  Conundrum:  Because  ha 
sees  it  wade  (weighed). 

No.  430.— The  Unlucky  Turks:  The  arrange- 
ment was  this:  4  Christians,  5  Turks,  2  C.,  1 
T.,  8  C.,  1  T.,  1  C.,  2  T.,  2  C.,  8  T.,  1  C.,  2  T., 
»  C,,  1  T. 


Everybody's 


iio.  137.—  An  Hour  Glass: 

CAPITOL 

LANCE 

OFT 

I 

ODE 
QUEST 
GALLANT 
Na  4.1&—  Enigma:  Bar—  bard—  bare—  bark 
barn—  barm—  baron—  barter—  barge. 
No.  439.—  Geographical  Pyramid. 
8 
A 
M 


M 


Y 

PA 
N    T   O 
TTAN 


M 

TA 

T   0  R    O 
ANHA 

No.  440.—  Historic  Americans:  (a)  Penn. 
(b)  James  Madison,  (c)  Jefferson  Davis,  (d) 
"Washington,  (e)  James  Polk,  (f)  Fillmoro. 
(g)  Thomas  Jefferson,  fli)  Nathaniel  Greene, 

No.  441.—  Enigma:  Box. 

Na  443—  Anagrams—  (a)  Senator,  (b)  Usur- 
per. (c)  Antagonist  (d)  Gnashing.  (e) 
Spermaceti,  (f)  Platitudes. 

No.  443.—  Egg  Problem:  80  goose  eggs,  50 
duck's  eggs,  and  70  hen's  eggs. 

No.  444.—  A  Unique  Window:  In  the  first 
instance  it  is  shaped  like  a  diamond;  then  it 
is  changed  to  a  square. 

Na  445.—  Easy  Hour  Glass:  Centrals,  Con- 
sent Cross  words:  1.  disCern.  2.  prOud. 
3.  oNe.  4.  8.  6.  nEw.  0.  caNon.  7.  Con- 
Tent 

No.  44&—  The  Puzzle  Wall. 


No.  447.— Decapitations:  M-adamo;a-dame; 
a-dum ;  d-am ;  a-m. 

No.  448. — A  Numerical  Puzzle:  Seven, 
even;  One,  on;  Six,  is;  Three,  tree;  Five,  fle; 
Two,  tow;  Four,  our;  Nine,  nein;  Ten.net: 
Eight,  ti*. 

No.  449.— A  Puzzle  of  Sevenths:' 
C    U    R    U    A 
R    H   U    B    A 
APRICOT 


nit.  •• ; 

N   T 
R    B 


No.  450.—  Crossing  the  River:  An  English- 
man and  a  servant  go  over,  the  Englishman 
comes  back  with  the  canoe.  Two  servants 
go  over,  ono  servant  comes  back.  Two  Eng- 
lishmen go  over,  an  Englishman  and  a  ser- 
vant come  back.  Two  Englishmen  go  over 
and  a  servant  comes  back.  Two  servants  go 
over  and  a  servant  returns.  Two  servants 
then  go  over  together,  Other  solutions  are 
possible. 

No.  451.—  A  Bird  Puzzle:  L  Frigate  bird. 
2.  Butcher  bird.  3.  Weaver  bird.  4.  Snake 
bird.  5.  King  bird.  6.  Bell  bird.  7.  Cedar 
bird,  a  Catbird.  9.  Tailor  bird. 

No.  452.  —  Easy  Charade:  Dayton. 

No.  453.—  letter  Rebuses:  (a)  An  M  on  E 
—Anemone,  (b)  I  understand,  (c)  C  on  figure 
8  —  Configurate. 

Na  454.—  Enigmatical  Trees:  Box,  Dog- 
wood, Aspen,  Rose,  Sloe,  Plane,  Tulip, 
Spruce,  Elm,  Sycamore,  Poplar,  Southern- 
\rood. 

No.  455.—  Anagram:  Termination, 

Ka  450.—  Double  Acrostic: 

V    a    r    1    e    T 


A 
L 


r    m  a    d    A 
i    n   n    e    T 


L  o  o  a  B  T 
E  v  o  1  v  E 
Y  o  n  d  e  B 
SwearS 

No.  457.  —  Beheadings  Smash  —  mash  —  ash. 

Nu.  453.  —  Conundrums:  Lyre.  Try  to  bor- 
row five  dollars  of  him.  Because  he  makes 
both  ends  meet  He  has  been  to  sea  (see).  It 
always  has  its  back  up.  In  the  dictionary. 
Your  nama 

No.  459  —Mathematically  Described:  AC- 
TIVITY. 

No.  460.—  Anagram:  A  Mystic  Bird:  Snipe. 

No.  461.  —  Letter  Enigma:  Legerdemain. 

No.  463.—  Drop  Letter  Puzzle:  A  bird  in  the 
hand  is  worth  two  in  the  bush. 

No.  463.  —  Charade:  Benjamin  Harrison. 

No.  464.—  Crosctte: 


P  E  A  C  H  E  8 
Q  U  I  N  0  E  8 
ORANGE  B 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


Having  crossed  out  one  circle,  miss  the  next 
three,  and  begin  counting  again  from  the 
fourth,  and  so  on  round  and  round.  Missed 
circles  are  to  include  those  already  crossed 
out.  Thus,  if  the  circle  marked  1  is  started 
from,  scratch  out  the  unnumbered  circle. 
Miss  three  circles,  and  begin  counting  again 
from  3.  This  count  will  bring  the  player  to 
the  circle  numbered  1,  which  is  to  be  crossed 
out.  Missing  three  again  (including  the  cir- 
cle already  crossed  out)  begin  counting  from 
8,  and  cross  out  2;  and  so  on,  until  all  the 
circles  except  tbe  one  numbered  9  have  been 
crossed  out. 

The  general  rule  for  any  number  of  circles, 
counting  any  number  each  tune,  is  always  to 
miss  the  number  that  will  bring  the  next 
count  to  the  circle  previously  started  from. 
Thus,  if  there  are  eleven  circles,  and  the 
count  is  five,  miss  two  each  time;  if  there  are 
eleven  circles,  and  the  count  is  four,  miss 
four. 

This  will  solve  all  the  possible  cases,  but 
some  numbers  do  not  admit  of  a  solution, 
such  as  ten  circles  counting  five.  The  reason 
for  this  is  that  the  number  of  circles,  and  the 
number  of  the  count  minus  one,  have  a  com- 
mon factor. 

No.  4G5.—  Transformations:  Hard,  card, 
cart,  cast  east,  easy.  Sin,  son,  won,  woe. 
Neat,  seat,  slat,  slam,  slum,  glum,  grum, 
grim,  prim.  Saxe,  sale,  hale,  hole,  pole,  pope. 
Hand,  hard,  lard,  lord,  ford,  fort,  foot.  Blue, 
glue,  glum,  slum,  slam,  slat,  seat,  peat,  pent, 
pint,  pink. 

No.  466. — Riddles:  Because  it  makes  ma, 
mad.  Hold  your  jaw.  When  she  shows  her 
slight  of  hand— by  refusing  you.  Because  he's 
11  o  better. 

No.  467.— What  is  It?— The  Letter  V. 

No.  4CS.— A  Cfcver  Puzzle:  CI,  CLI,  CLIO 
(one  of  the  nine  Muses). 

No.  469. — The  Ingenious  Servant. 


o»:  -        o  '         po 
0  •         .° 

oo 

»      ss 

4              A  A                0 

°0          **            «° 

g> 

w        • 

0              e    6              o 
oo,          ,o'           oo 

Off 

oo 

eo 
•            oo 

No.  470. — Enigma:  Glass,  lass,  ass. 

No.  471.— Charades:  (a)  End-less.  (b>  OX. 
(c)  Heartsease. 

No.  472.— Single  Acrostic:  Turkey.  Cross- 
words—L  daTes;  2.  vaUlts;  8.  daRts;  4. 
iraKes;  5.  paEan;  6.  maYor. 

No.  473.— Beheadings:  L  Tin— In;  2.  Hash 
— ash.  8.  Easter— aster.  4.  Bear — ear.  5 
filand— land.  6.  Reel— eel  7.  Kill— ilL  & 
Bcent— cent.  9.  Hart— art.  10.  Ideal— deal. 


No.  474.— Beheaded  Rhymes:  (a)  Chimes 
—lines,  (b)  Scorn — corn,  (c)  Block— lock. 

No.  475. — Numerical  Enigma:  First  in  war, 
first  in  peace,  and  first  in  the  hearts  of  his 
countrymen. 
No.  47(5.— Hidden  Motto: 
I  dare  do  all  that  may  become  a  man; 
Who  dares  do  more  is  none. 
No.  477.— A  Date  Puzzle:  1493. 
No.  478.— A  Pyramid: 
Y 

GEM 

MEDAL 

T  A  R  D  I  E  R 

CORMORANT 

No.  479.— A  Double  Diamond: 

T  P 

ART          ALB 
FLOAT     TROUT 
BUR          TAR. 

T  T 

No.  480.— Easy  Word  Squares: 
(a)  CARE  (b)PLEA 

ACID  LEAP 

RICE  EASE 

EDEN  APES 

No.  481. — Enigma:  Pea,  peace,  pear,  peach, 
peal,  peat,  pearl. 

No.  482.— A  Pleasing  Puzzle:  The  month  of 
roses. 

No.  483. — Maltese  Cross  Puzzle:  At  one 
o'clock,  P.  M. 

No.  4S4. — Transpositions:  Rail,  rial,  lira, 
lair,  liar. 

No.  485.— The  Legacies:  Valet,  £84;  Maid, 
£4:2;  Boy,  £14. 
No.  480.— A  Hollow  Square: 
MINUTES 
I  E 

A  V 

L  E 

C  R 

E  A 

D  E  E  S  N  I  L 

No.  487. — Hidden  Fruits:  Orange,  pear, 
date,  banana,  peach,  plum,  lime,  lemon,  man- 
go, apple. 

No.  488. — A  Geographical  Puzzle:  Missis- 
sippi, Do  Soto,  Lafayette,  Carroll,  Jefferson, 
Lawrence,  Wayne,  Monroe,  Calhoun,  Madi- 
son, Washington,  Newton,  Franklin,  Scott, 
Choctaw,  Sunflower,  Pike,  Warren,  Jasper, 
Bolivar,  Smith,  Leake,  Amity,  Holmes. 

No.  489.— The  Crown  Problem:  Place  the 
4th  on  the  1st,  the  6th  on  the  9th,  the  8th 
upon  the  3d,  the  2d  on  the  5th  and  the  7th 
on  the  10th. 

No.  490.— Beheadings:  Bare — are;  maim — 
aim;  four— our;  lon$— one. 


Everybody's 


No.  401.— Transpositions:  Nest— «ent;  slat* 
—•teal;  table— bleat;  steps— pests;  bowl- 
blow;  ihoe— hoee;  leaf— flea;  pears— spare. 

No.  482.— Proverb  Making:  A  bird  in  the 
haad  w  irorth  two  in  the  bush. 

AH8UBKHT 
BENIGN 
I  I 

B  O  T  C  N  D  O 
D  W 

INSUFFICIENT 
V  O  B  T  H 

THUNDERBOLT 
HOUSEBREAKER 
•     HANDISWO 
No.  493.— Enigma:  Clark;  C-lark. 
No.  494.— Riddles:  Because  it's  a  notion  (an 
ocean).    When  it  turns  to  bay.    Because  it  is 
the  end  of  pork.    When  it  is  ground.    Bo- 
cause  he  is  faithful  to  the  last.    Because  the 
cafll  (cattle)  eat  it 

No.  495.— A  Recent  Novel  Craze:  Robert 
Elsmere. 

No.  496.— Illustrated  Rebus:  A  chain's  no 
stronger  than  its  weakest  link. 

No.  497.— The  Prisoners  in  the  Tower:  The 
chain  was  sent  down,  bringing  up  the  empty 
basket  Tho  page  went  down,  bringing  up 
the  chain.  The  chain  was  removed,  and  the 
princess  went  down,  bringing  up  tho  page. 
The  chain  was  sent  down  alone.  Tho  king 
went  down,  bringing  up  the  chain  and  the 
princess.  The  chain  was  sent  down  alone. 
The  page  went  down,  bringing  up  the  chain. 
The  princess  removed  the  chain,  and  went 
down,  bringing  up  the  page.  The  chain  was 
§eut  down  alone.  The  page  went  down,  with 
the  chain  as  counter  weight  The  chain 
came  down  of  its  own  weight 
No.  498.- A  Perfect  Diamond: 

D 

TIP 

TIARA 

DIAMOND 

PROUD 

AND 

D 

No.  499.  -Charade:  Curfew. 
No.  500.— Btneaded  Animals:  Panther,  an- 
ther;  bear,  oar  >  boar,  oar;  weasel,  eesel;  mink, 
Ink;  mule,  ule. 

No.  501.  —  Enigma— A  Rural  Preacher: 
Jack  in  tho  Pulpit 

No.  503.— Historical  Puzzle: 
L  M  L,  Martin  Luther.    5.  V,  Victoria. 
*.  C  D,  Charles  Dickens.   6.  I,  Isaiah 
8.  X,  Xanthippe.  7.  C,  Charlemagne 

4.   A,  X.-rxea, 

MDCCLXXVI-lTTfc 


No.  503.— Letter  Rebuses:  (a)  Dishonesty, 
(b)  Converse. 

No.  5(M. — Motto  Enigma:  The  pen  is  might- 
ier than  the  sword. 

No.  505.— A  Transposition:  Peach— cheap. 

No.  500.— A  Trick  for  Clever  Pencils: 


No.  507.— A  Scottish  Tangle: 

Oh  wad  some  power  the  gif  tie  gie  us 
To  see  oursels  as  ithers  see  us. 
No.  508.— An  Oddity:  A  clock. 
No.  509.— Word    Transformations:     Regi- 
ment; regimen;  regime;  grime;  rime;  emir; 
mire;  run- 
No.  510.— Arithmttical  Nut: 

SIX          IX          XL 
IX  X  L 


8  IX 

No.  511. — Hidden  Authors:  Longfellow; 
Whittier;  Harte;  Goldsmith;  Saxe;  Bacon 
Coleridge;  Lowell;  Campbell;  Akenside; 
Wordsworth. 

No.  512.— Riddle:  The  English  alphabet 
No.  513.— The  Card  Square: 


No.  514. — Pi:  Put  money  in  thy  purse. 

No.  515.— Cross  Word  Enigma:  Vulture. 

No.  516. — Numerical  Enigma:  Ponderous. 

No.  517.— Tempting  Fruits:  1.  Oranges.  3. 
Watermelon.  3.  Nectarine.  4.  Pomegran- 
ate. 5.  Apricots.  6.  Pineapple.  7.  Cherriea. 
8.  Peaches.  9.  Strawberries.  10.  Cran- 
berries. 

No.  518.— Drop  Letter  Proverb:  All  work 
and  no  play  makes  Jack  a  dull  boy. 


Book  of  Puzzles. 


117 


Wo.  519. — Conundrums:  Because  it  come* 
In  the  middle  of  night.     When  it  is  a  good 
mouser  (mow,  sir).     Young  Hyson. 
Puniaua. 

Motto    of    ragpickers — "By   hook   or   by 
crook." 

How  to  raise  the  wind — Use  a  fan. 

Hump  themselves  over  the  desert — Camels. 

An  ale-ing  nation — The  English. 

An  old,  well  known  club  man — Hercules. 

Boards  of  charity — Station  house  bunks. 

A  wedding  present — The  clergyman's  fee. 

A  "private"  residence — Military  barracks. 


Key  to  the  Puzzler. 

No.  520.— Metagram:  Hearth,  earth,  heart, 
hear,  ear,  art. 
No.  521. — Double  Acrostic: 


ALHAMBRA 
LADLEFUL 
HICC  OUGH 
ALHA  MBRA 
MAINBOOM 
BALLCLUB 
RECORDER 
ALHAMB  R  A 


No.  523. — Curtailment:  Planet  —  plane  — 
plan. 

No.  523. — Numerical  Enigma:  New  York. 

No.  524. — Rebus  for  Boys  and  Girls:  Boy 
and  girl  readers  of  the  puzzle  column  should 
strive  to  do  what  they  can't  understand. 

No.  525.— Tangled  Wisdom: 

This  world  is  not  so  bad  a  world 
As  some  would  like  to  make  it, 
But  whether  good  or  whether  bad 
Depends  on  how  wo  take  it. 

No.  526. — Charade:  Sparrow  hawk. 

No.  527.— Nuts  to  Crack:  301  nuts.  The 
least  commou  multiple  of  2, 3, 4,  5  and  0  being 
60,  it  is  evident  that  if  Gl  were  divisible  by  7 
it  would  answer  the  conditions  of  the  ques- 
tion. But  this  not  being  the  case,  let  CO  mul- 
tiplied by  2  and  increased  by  1  be  tried ;  also 
60  multiplied  by  3  and  1  added,  and  so  on, 
•when  it  will  be  found  that  5  times  GO,  plus  1, 
or  301,  is  divisible  by  7.  If  to  801  we  add  420 
(the  least  common  multiple  of  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7) 
the  sum  721  will  be  another  answer,  and  by 
successive  additions  of  420  we  may  obtain  as 
many  answers  as  we  like. 

No.  528. — Letter  Rebus:  Contention  is  con- 
troversy. 

No.  529.— An  Enigmatical  Feast:  1.  Steak. 
ft  Ham.  3.  Green  Corn (wallis).  4.  Apple.  5. 
T(ea).  6.  Perch.  7.  Madeira.  8.  Claret.  9. 
Lamb.  10.  Champagne.  IL  Goose.  13. 
Turkey. 

£o.  §§9.—  Enlemjaln  Rhymo:  Musio. 


No.  531.— Word  Square: 

(a)  ANGORA  (b)  PASTOR 
NERVES  ATTIRE 

GREENS  STUPID 

OVERDO  TIPTOE 

RENDER  ORIOLE 

ASSORT  REDEEM 

No.  532.— Magic  Octagon: 


No.  533. — A  Remarkable  Journey:  Tombig- 
bee,  Defiance,  The  Wash,Worms,  Man,  Bald- 
head,  Table,  Oranges,  Candy,  Charles  and 
Henry,  Powder,  Surgeon, Yell,  Indian,  Guns, 
Scilly. 

No.  534. — Double  Acrostic:  Primals,  Cha- 
rade; finals,  Enigmas.  Crosswords:  1.  Charge. 
2.  Hidden.  3.  Alumni  4.  Rising.  5.  Asy- 
lum. 6.  Dahlia.  7.  Easels. 

No.  535. — The  jeweler  arranged  the  pearls 
thus: 

9 
8 

98789 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 

No.  536.  —  Decapitations:  C-ode;  m-ore; 
c-one;  s-elect;  w-edge;  t-reason. 

No.  537. — A  Curious  Conversation :  Reuben- 
stein,  Blind  Tom,  Tony  Pastor,  Forepaugh, 
Barnum,  Ar  buckle,  Talmage,  Burdette, 
Livermore,  Patti,  Mark  Twain. 

No.  538. — Transformations:  Draw;  ward; 
war;  raw;  awl. 

No.  539.— Riddle:  A  lady's  lips. 
No.  540. — Illustrated  Rebus:  Sin  has  many 
tools,  but  a  lie  is  a  handle  that  fits  them  all. 
No.  541. — Cross  Word  Enigma:  Cowslips. 
No.  542.— The  Nine  Digits: 
£16        7        3 


10     19     19 


n8 


Everybody's 


No.  543.— Geographical  Skeletons:  1.  Lima. 
2l  Nile.  8.  Canada.  4  Geneva,  5.  Helena. 
&  Lebanon. 

No.  544.— Letter  Rebuses:  (a)  Anaconda; 
(b)  Thunderbolt. 

No.  645.— Charade:  Night-in-gala 

No.  546.—  Weatherwise:  H-ail;  S-now; 
Storm-most;  S(h)ower. 

No.  547.— What  Are  They!  Spurs. 
No.  648.— The  Three  Travelers:  A,  7 pieces; 
B,  1  piece.  At  first  sight  it  would  seem  that 
A  should  have  5  and  B  3  pieces;  but  as  the 
three  persons  ate  8  loaves,  each  one  ate  2% 
loaves  of  the  bread  he  furnished.  This  from 
5  would  leave  2^  loaves  furnished  the  stran- 
ger by  A,  and  3— 2%^%  of  a  loaf  furnished 
by  B;  hence  2>£  to  }£,  or  7  to  1,  is  the  ratio 
in  which  to  divide  the  money. 

No.  649.— An  American  Author:  Bayard 
Taylor. 

No.  550. — Charade:  Wil-low. 
No.  551. — Changes:    1.   Saline,    aliens.    2. 
Rugose,  grouse.    3.  Thread,  deaf  th.    4.  Cut- 
lets, scuttle.    5.  Piston,  points.    C.  Damson, 
nomads,  monads. 
No.  553.— Word  Squares: 
PRESS  FRAMED 

RURAL  REMOVE 

ERASE  AM  U  L  E  T 

BASSE  MO  LINE 

SLEEP  EVENTS 

DETEST 

No.  553.— A  Quaint  Puzzle:  LOVE. 
No.  554. — Double  Acrostic: 

Q     r      a      n      d      e      E 
E     s     p     a     d     o     N 
Room      i      n      G 
Mart       i      a      L 
A    r     a     g      o      n     A 
N    e-    w     b      o      r     N 
Y    c      1      e      p      e     D 
No.  555.— Enigma:  Words. 
No.  650.— Octagons.:  L 1 .  Bed.  2.  Tunes.  3. 
Jungler.  4.  Engrave.    6.  Delayed.  0.  Sever. 
T.  Red.   IL   1.  Did.    2.  Wanted.    3.  Dangler. 
4.   Ingrate.    5.   Delayed.    0.  Deter.    7  Red. 
No.  657.— Historical  Characters  :  1.   Clay. 
2.  Franklin.    8.  Guy  Fawkes.    4.  Burr.    6. 
Marshall  Saze. 

No.  659.— Riddles:  Sense;  Because  he  is  ac- 
customed to  make  elegant  extracts;  Because  a 
woman  can  make  a  fool  of  him;  Invisible 
green;  To  kaep  a  check  upon  his  stomach;  In 
the  days  of  20  A  (Noah) ;  An  L  (ell). 

No.  559.— Broken  Words:  1.  Lap-wing.  2. 
Over-act.  8.  Name-sake.  4.  Green-horn.  5 
Fin-U.  6.  Ear-nest  (this  was  a  little  "off") 
T.  Looking-glass,  a  Loads-tar.  9.  Ode-on! 
10,  Win-now.  Longfellow,  Washington. 


No.  560.— Character  Puzzle: 
Ex-ten-d  a  kin-d-ly  h-and  and  g-iv-e 
Goo-d  wor-d-s  to  he-lp  the  sa-d  and  poor  to 

1-ive. 

No.  561.— A  Diamond: 
S 

PEA 

CANTS 

P    A    R    O    T     ID 

SE    NOCULAR 

AT    TUNED 

S     I    L    E    X 

DAD 

R 

No.  562. — A  Double  Acrostic: 
CAITIFF 
R    o    T    u    N    D    O 
ON    T   A    B   i    O 

W     I      T     H     O     U     T 

No.  563. — Transformation  Puzzle: 


Plant  the  pieces  as  shown  in  our  picture. 
You  get  "Pea,"  a  vegetable.  Transpose  and 
you  get  "Ape,"  an  animal. 

No.  564. — An  Eggs-act  Answer  Wanted: 
One  had  14  eggs,  the  other  10. 

No.  565. — Anagrams: 

1.  Tournament.  4.  Starlight. 

2.  Melodrama.  5.  Novelties. 

3.  Unrighteousness.         6.  Patience. 
No.  666.— Word  Changes:  1.  Cedar,  raced, 

cared,   scared,    sacred,    acre.      2.    Primero, 
primer,  prime,  prim,  rip,  pi. 
No.  567.— Enigma:  A  Name.  . 

No.   568.— Rose  Puzzle:  1.  Musk.    2.   Tea. 
3.    China.    4.   Dog.    5.   Field.    G.    Moss.    7. 
Indian.    8.  Cabbage.    9.  Dwarf. 
No.  569. — Half  Square  and  Diamond: 

K 

BIGGIN  SAS 

INLET  STONE 

GLUT          KAOLINB 
GET  SNIPE 

IT  E    N    E 

N  B 

No.  570.— Voltaire's  Riddle:  Time. 
No.   571.  —  Charade:   Mendicant  —  mend-l- 
eant. 

No.  572.— A  Poet   Transformed:    Keats— 
steak— stake — skate  —  Elate— take— teak— tea 
— eat — ate — at. 
No.  678.— jThe  Row  of  Figure;  The 


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and  last  or  these  numbers,  1  find  50,  make  51; 
and  the  second  and  last  but  one  of  these 
numbers,  2  and  49,  make  51,  and  so  on 
through  the  whole  row  of  figures.  Alto- 
gether, therefore,  there  aro  25  times  51, 
which  makes  1,275.  | 

No.  574.— Conundrum:  Why,  on  the  other 
ride  of  him,  of  course  1  I 

No.  575. — Hidden  Authors:  1.  Chaucer.  9. 
Dryden.  '6.  Pope.  4.  Taylor.  5.  Holmes. 
fl.  Holland.  7.  Hood.  8.  Burns.  9.  AbbUt ; 
Fu  ni  an  a. 

The  proper  costume  for  an  elopement — A 
cutaway  jacket. 

A  timely  warning — Cucumbers. 

A  heap  of  trouble — A  siugle  hair. 

In  high  spirits — Alcohol. 

Hard  to  beat — A  boiled  egg. 

Forced  politeness — Bowing  to  necessity. 


Key  to  the  Puzzler. 

No.  576. — How  is  your  head?    Level. 
No.  577.— The  Riddle  of  Riddles:  The  heart 
No.  578. — Enigma:  Flowers. 
No.  579. — Rebus:  Laconic. 
No.  580.— Rhomboid: 
HUNTED 
SAILED 
PRIMED 
EDI     L    E    S 
E    S    T     E   E    M 

E    A    R  W  A    X 

No.  581.— Rebus  for  Little  Folks:  Years  fly 
on  tho  wings  of  time. 
No.  588.— Word  Squares: 
WASTE  CHAMP 

ACTOR  HUMOR 

STONE  AMUSE 

TONIC  MOSES 

ERECT  PRESS 

No.    583.— Hidden   Flowers:    1.   Rose.    a. 
Verbena.    3.  Pink.    4.  Peony. 
No.  584.— Cross  Word  Enigma:  Thibet. 
No.  585.— A  Knotty  Problem:  NINE. 
No.  586.— Charade:  Wei-come. 
No.  587. — Curtailment:  Alien— a  lie— AIL 
No.  588.— What  is  My  Name)— Palm. 
No.  589.— A  Pretty  Tangle: 
Straight  is  the  line  of  duty, 
Curved  is  the  line  of  beauty ; 
Walk  in  the  first  and  thou  shalt  see 
The  other  ever  follow  theo. 
No.  590.— A   Tale  of  the  Lights:  A  polite 
acolyte  with  a  slight  blight   to   his  eyesight, 
Bang  in  tho  twilight,  "Let  there  be  light." 
In  this  plight,  he  saw  with  delight  the  flight 
of  an  aerolite  enlighten  the  starlight  like  the 
daylight  and,  alighting  on  an  electric  light, 
put  out  the  light  quick  as  lightning:. 


JNo.  591.— Cross  Word  Enigma:  Baseball. 
No.  593. — Beheadings  in  Rhyme: 
The  ship  rode  in  an  eastern  bay; 
Asleep  astern  tho  master  lay; 
A  stern  and  rugged  man  was  he, 
And,  like  the  tern,  at  homo  at  sea; 
He,  like  the  ern,  swooped  on  his  prey, 
Whene'er  the  R.  N.  came  his  way. 
But  now,  while  N.  the  needle  kept, 
Forgetting  all,  he  lay  and  slept. 
No.  5'J3.— A  Transformed  Monster:   Lie- 
Eli 

No.  594.— A  Presidential  Puzzle:  1.  Bu- 
c(h)anan.  2.  Gr(a)nt.  3.  Ga(r)field.  4.  A(r)- 
thur.  5.  L(i)ncoln.  0.  Hayc(s).  7.  John- 
s(o)n.  8.  Clevela(n)d.  Harrison. 

No.  595. — Syncopations:  Ho(us)e.  P(l)ay. 
THrte. 

No.  596.— Unfinished  Verses:  Sea,  me. 
Land,  sand.  Far,  star.  Mother,  brother. 
Sea,  glee. — Texas. 

No.  597.— A  Slippery  Sprite:  The  letter  H. 
No.  598.— An  Hour  Glass: 

IRKSOME 

ETHER 

B  Y  E 

L 

TOT 
MACAW 

0  O  C  K  P  I  T 

N).  599.— Arithmetical  Problem:  John, 
$2.ft);  James,  $1.40;  Harry,  80  cents. 

No.  600.— Rebus  for  Little  Folk:  Japan 
produces  good  tea. 

No.  601.— A  Wonderful  Animal:  A  Bengal 
tiger. 

No.  602. — Charade:  Larkspur. 

No.  603.— Hidden  Nets:  Lin-net.  Spi-net. 
Gan-net.  Jen-net.  Bon-net.  Cyg-net.  Gar- 
net. Cor-net.  Son-net.  Hor-net. 

No.  604.— A  Riddle:  Noah. 

No.  605.— Two  Wise  Little  Maids:  One  had 
5  nuts;  the  other,  7  nuts. 

No.  600.— Ten  Tribes  of  Indians:  1.  Sacs 
and  Foxes.  2.  Arapahoes.  3.  Chickasaws.  4. 
Pawnees.  5.  Mandans.  6.  Seminoles.  7. 
Diggers.  8.  Cherokees.  9.  Tuscaroras.  10. 
Blackfeet. 

No.  607.— An  Hour  Glass. 

STITCHERT 

R  O   L    L    I     NO 

STEEL 

BOW 

P 

DAM 

SATAN 

SHERMAN 

BALVA     TI     ON 


T2O 


Evervbodys 


The  Clever  Plf. 

"Haf"  said  the  pig  to  the  boy  who  cut  off 
It*  tail,  "You  can't  do  that  again.1' 

No.  008.— Poetical  Taiigle: 
Don't  be  In  too  much  of  a  hurry 
To  credit  what  other  folks  say: 
It  takes  but  a  alight  little  flurry 

To  blow  fallen  leaves  far  away. 
No.  609.— Numerical  Enigmas:  Louisa  May 
Alcott 

No.  610.— The  Puzzle  Board: 
Oft,  In  the  stilly  night, 

Ere  slumber's  chain  has  bound  me, 
Fond  memory  brings  the  light 

Of  other  days  around  ma 
No.  Gil.— Enigmatical  Birds:   Hawk— ca- 
nary —  ruff  —  kite — pica  —  rook  —  penguin  — 
halcyon. 

No.  612—Rebus:  Annex  (an  X). 
No.  613. — Word  Changes:    Grape — rape— 
•pe,pear. 

No.  614,— Conundrums:  Because  each  day 
begins  by  breaking.  Crash.  Because  it  U  a 
reflector.  A  Teller. 

No.  615.— A  Clever  Puzzle:  1.  Because  it 
began  on  Sunday  and  ended  en  Holiday.  2. 
Because  it  begins  and  ends  on  Tuesday. 

No.  CIO.— Double  Acrostic:  Primala — Cu- 
pid. Final*— Arrow.  Cross  words:  CallA— 
UlsteR— PalloR-IndigO-DaW. 

No.  617.—  Remarkable     Ilivers:      Green, 
Grand,  Orange,  Cheat,  Neuse,  For,  Tombig- 
bee,  Bear,  Connecticut,  Rocky,  Snake. 
No.  CIS.— A  Problem  tD  Solve:  CIVIC. 
No.  C19.— Easy  Word  Squares: 
TRIP        HARE          BIRD 
RARE        AMID          I  DBA 
IRON         RIPE          REAL 
PENT        EDEN         DALE 
No.  C20.— The  Parallelogram  Puzzle: 


In  what  vehicle  did  the  man  ride  who  was 
"driven  frantic?"  When  a  man  revolves 
much  in  his  mind,  does  it  make  him  dizzy! 
If  all  things  are  for  the  best,  where  do  tha 
rations  for  the  second  beet  come  from? 


Divide  the  piece  of  card  into  five  steps  aa 
shown  in  tho  cut,  and  shift  the  two  pieces  to 
form  tho  required  figures. 

No.  621.— Letter  Rebus:  Blunderer. 

No.  622.— Numerical  Enigma:  Diamond. 

No.  623.— Concealed  Cities:  Salem,  Lowell, 
B*th,  Paris,  Rome,  Nice,  Lyons,  Trenton. 

No.  GH.— Riddle:  Tho  nose. 

i'^.— Anagrams:  1.  Don  Quixote.  2. 
The  Virginians.  3.  Guy  Manuering.  4.  Old 
Curtly  Eh., p.  5.  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  0 
The  Woman  iu  White.  7.  The  Last  Days  of 
FompeiL  a  Tho  Vicar  of  Wakefleld. 

No,  620.— Rebus:  Bonn- times  a  shooting 
comet  flaming  goes  around  the  sun. 


No.  C27.— A  Den  of  Wild  Animals: 

R    E    O    B    O    W    A 
POBCUr      I      N    B 

E    M    E    P    O     L     T 
B     I     L    F    S     D     B 
U   N    O    A    S     C     E 
C    E    T    L    U     A     A 
K   S     S    O    M     T     R 
No.  628.—  Enigmatical  Trees  and  Plants: 
The  elder  tree;    O,    Leauder;    palm;    Chili 
tree;   plane;  mango.    Sage;  sensitive  plant; 
lettuce;  tea;  thyme;  peppergross. 

No.  629. — Riddles:  Because  it  is  down  In 
the  mouth.    Because  for  every  grain  they 
give  a  peck.    B  natural.    Joseph,  when  he 
got  into  the  pit  for  nothing.    Ashes,  because 
whf»n  hnrned  they  are  ashes  still. 
No.  630.— Charade:  Horse-chestnut. 
No.  631. — Numerical  Enigma:  Fortunate. 
No.  632. — Can  you  Name  Him:  Fisherman, 
No.  633.— Drop  Letter  Quotation:  "What- 
soever thy  hand  findeth  to  do,  do  it  with  thy 
might." 
No.  634.— Diamonds: 

C  B 

CAT  LIP 

CADET         BISON 

TEA  POT 

T  N 

No.  635.— Rebus— Wise  Words:  "Civility 
costs  nothing  and  buys  every  thing.  "—Mary 
Wortley  Montague. 

No.    63<x— Selections:    Starch.    Star,  tar, 
arch,  arc,  chart,  cart,  hart,  chat,  hat,  cat, 
rat. 
No.  C37.— A  Poetical  Maze: 

O'er  the  placid  ocean, 

Merrily  vrt>  glide; 
Zephyrs'  gentlest  motion 
Fans  the  rippling  tide; 
Blue  the  sky  above  us, 
Blue  the  wave  below, 
Borrow  cannot  move  us. 
"  Na  640.— Illustrated  Rebus:  Take  time  by 
the  forelock. 

No.  641.— Cross  Word  Enigma:  Turkey. 
No.  G42.— Pi: 

October  morning! — how  the  sun 
Glitters  on  glowing  shock  and  sheaf : 
On  apple  crisp  with  mellow  gold, 

On  wonder  painted  leaf  1 
October  evening!— look,  the  moon, 
Like  on*  in  fair  viand  benighted! 


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Out  doors  Jack  Frost  bites  sharp;  within- 
Good!  our  first  fire  is  lighted. 

No.  643.— Word  PuzjJe:  Cleveland. 

No.  644— Flowers  aai  Fruit:  Candytuft, 
gladiolus,  trailing  arbutus,  tuberose,  Venus' 
fly  trap,  four  o'clock,  plum,  peach,  currant, 
caper,  pear,  olive. 

No.  645.— Deletions:  Can(is)ter;  war(ran)t; 
•a(tine)t;  H(ass)ock;  re(pair)ed. 

No.  646.— Charade:  Chick  weed. 

No.  647.— A  Hollow  Square: 
CUPS 


E    c    I    N 

No.  648.— An  Anagram:  Termagant 
No.  649.— A  Poser:  The  Letter  A. 
No.  650. — Illustrated  Rebus:  If  a  man  does 
his  best,  what  more  can  wo  expect  from  him  I 
No.  651.— Double  Acrostic: 

PANACEA 

ELISION 

ATHEIST 

S  U  C  0  E   8   8 

No.  652.— The  Legacy:  The  cadi  loaned  a 
camel  to  the  brothers,  making  20  camels, 
which  he  bade  them  divide.  The  eldest  son 
took  one-half,  or  10  camels;  the  second,  one- 
fourth,  5;  the  third,  one-fifth,  4,  making  19 
camels  among  the  three  brothers  and  one  left 
to  be  returned  to  the  cadi. 

No.  653. — Beheadings:  E-go;  e-lato;  e-state. 

No.  654.— Enigmatical  Rivers:  Merriinac, 
St.  John,  Pearl,  Black,  Brandywine. 

No.  655. — Rbvming  Square: 
APRIL 
PAUSE 
RUBLE 
ISLES 
L  E  E  S  E 

No.  666. — Riddles:  Silrnce.  Because,  how- 
ever frank,  she  cannot  ba  plain.  A  tare.  Ink, 
At  seventy,  because  long  experience  makes 
him  sage. 

No.  657. — Crossword  Enigma:  DaffodQ. 

No.  658.— Missing  Letters:  Dr. 

No.  659. — Quartered  Circles:  From  1  to  4, 
lane;  5  to  8,  gear;  9  to  12,  lyre;  13  to  1C,  anon; 
1  to  5,  long;  5  to  9,  gull;  9  to  13,  Luna;  13  to 
1,  Abel;  2  to  6,  abode;  6  to  10,  entry;  10  to 
14,  yearn;  14  to  2,  Norma;  3  to  7,  Nevada;  7 
toll.abider;  11  to  15,  Rial  to;  15  too,  Oberon; 
4  to  8,  elector;  8  to  12,  reserve;  12  to  1(3,  east- 
ern; 16  to  4,  naivete. 

No.  660.— The  Philosopher's  Puzzle:  The 
philosopher  blocked  up  each  corner  of  his 
window  in  such  a  way  as  to  leave  a  diamond 
shaped  opening  of  the  same  width  and  length 
as  the  original  window. 


no.  661. --Charade:  Carpet. 
No.  663,- -A  star: 

B 

U  A 

SONATAS 
U  Q  T  A 

L  L 

E  K  BE 

RAISINS 

L    F 

y 

No.  663. — Transposition:  Cuba — a  cub. 
No.  604.— Word  Squares: 

PAGAN  COLOR 

ALIVE  OLIVE 

GIBES  LINEN 

AVERT  OVERT 

NESTS  RENTS 

No.  665.  —Numerical  Enigma:  England. 
No.  666.— Decapitations:    Stray,  tray,  ray, 
ay.     2.  Stripe,  tripe,  rije.     3.  Strap,  trap, 
rap.     4.  Pride,  ride. 

No.  667.— A  Wonderful  Puzzle:  A   watch. 
No.  668. — Numerical  Enigma:  A  new  broom 
sweeps  clean. 
No.  669.— A  Half  Square: 

M 

M    A 

MAN 

MANE 

M    A    N    E    H 

No.  670.— Easy   Rebus  for  Little  People: 
Stop  not  to  idle. 

No.   671. — Anagram:   Solitary.     Lapwing. 
Tiresome. 

No.  672.— Letter  R2bus:  Largess  (large  S). 
No.  673. — Conundrums:  Because  it  makes 
oil  boil.  Because  it  makes  ma  mad.  Because 
it  makes  over  a  lover.  Because  it  is  always 
in  inquisitive.  Because  it  begins  and  ends  in 
sauciness.  Because  it  is  found  in  both  earth 
and  water. 

No.  674. — Enigmatical  Trees:    ?..  Ash  tree. 
2.  Bread  fruit.    3.  0-ra»ga    ».  O-live. 

No.  675.— A  Seasonable  Acrostic:  Third 
row,  Heartfelt  Thanks;  sixth  row,  Thanks- 
giving Day.  Cross  Words:  L  Athletic,  2. 
Wreathed.  8.  Standard.  4.  Strained.  5. 
Attacked.  6.  Diffuses.  7.  Presages.  8.  Re- 
ligion. 9.  Outlives.  10.  Catering.  11.  Schoo- 
ner. 12.  Analogue.  13.  Consider.  14.  Ink- 
stand. 15.  Unstayed. 
No.  676. — A  Word  Square: 

ROME 
OPAL 
MAUL 
ELLA 

No.  677.— Hidden  Words:  Names  of  Object* 

—Trowel,   lady,  eagle,   antelope,  nest,  arch, 

ostrich,  box,  engine.     Hidden  Words:   Rich, 

dye,  star,  row,  glean,  oxen,  well,  host,  open. 

No.  678. — Beheadments:  Lone — one — N.  E. 


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Everybody's 


No.  879.— Charade:  Hum— bug. 
No.  680.— What  is  My  Name!  A  kiss. 
No.  68L— Numerical  Enigma:  Tobacco. 
No.  683.— An  Easy  Riddle:  Mentz. 
No.  683. — Conundrums:  Because  we  cannot 
make  them  here  (hear).    Because  it  is  in  firm 
(infirm).     Because  they  put  out  tubs  to  catch 
•oft  water  when  it  rains  hard.    He  gets  wet 
The  former  are  dead  men  and   the   latter 
mended  (men  dead). 

No.  684.— A  Word  Puzzle:  L  An  acre.  2. 
Nacre,  a  Crane.  4.  Near.  5.  Era,  6.  Er 
in  error.  7.  R  (east). 

No.  685. — Acrostic:   Saturn.    Love.     Eng- 
land.   Eve.    Petrarch.    Initials:  Sleep. 
No.  6S6. — Diamond  and  Half  Square: 

L         APTEROUS 
SIP        PLANERS 
DEBAR     TATTLE 
SEVERAL    ENTRY 
LIBER  A  TED  RELY 
PARADED    ORE 
RATED     US 
LED        8 

D 

No.  687. — Geographical  Enigmas:  1.  Cats- 
kill  2.  Leavenworth.  3.  Boston.  4.  New- 
ark. 5.  LowelL  6.  Dunkirk.  7.  Cleveland. 
8.  Springfield,  9.  New  Orleans.  10.  Hart- 
ford. 11.  Saratoga  Springs.  12.  Manches- 
ter. 13.  Baltimore.  14.  Hannibal  15.  Wil- 
limautic. 

No.  688.—  Arithmetical:  C,  I,  one  hundred 
and  one;  L,  fifty,  dividing  it  gives  C  LI; 
cipht/r,  0,  added  gives  CLIO,  one  of  the  nine 


'-  No.  6S9.  —  Crossword  Enigma:  Napoleon. 
No.  GOO.—  A  Poetical  Quotation: 
Oh,  what  a  tangled  web  we  weave 
When  first  wo  practice  to  deceive! 
No.  C91.—  What  Is  It»    The  figure  8. 
No.  092.—  Curtailments:  Wheat—  heat—  eat 
No.  033,—  Easy  Word  Squares: 

MART  WENT 

AVER  ERIE 

RENO  NIPS 

TROD  TEST 

No.  CM.—  Central  Acrostic: 

B  A  C  K  8 
A  8  H  E  N 
W  Q  I  L  E 

PAGES 
O  B  A  I  11 

BEGET 
•  B  O  K  E 
3<x  <&—  Hfthax-linga;  L-oue.  A-bridge, 


Not    «06.  -Gee-graphical    Riddle*:     Hood. 
Snake.    Salmon.    Sable,    Farewell. 


A  Riddle  in  Rhyme. 
Two  brothers  we  are;  great  burdens  we  bear; 

By  some  we  are  heavily  pressed. 
We  are  full  all  the  day,  but  in  truth  I  may 
say 

We  are  empty  when  we  go  to  rest 

— A  pair  of  shoes. 

No.  697. — Numerical  Enigma:  Harriet 
Beecher  Stowe. 

No.  698.— Hidden  Words:  Laurel;  Ural,  lea, 
are,  era,  lure,  Lear,  Ella,  ell,  real,  ear,  all. 

No.  699.— Illustrated  Proverb:  Never  look 
a  gift  horse  in  the  mouth. 

No.  700.— A  Charade:  Tad-pole. 

No.  701.— Cross  Word  Enigma:  Wolfe. 

No.  702.— Drop  Letter  Proverb:  Zeal  with- 
out knowledge  is  the  sister  of  folly. 

No.  703.— Curtailments:  Age-d;  rip-e; 
plum-b;  flee-t  Debt 

No.  704.— Charade:  Newspaper. 

No.  705.— A  Concealed  Quotation:  "What's 
in  a  name?  That  which  we  call  a  rose  by  any 
other  name  would  smell  as  sweet." 

No.  706.— An  Easy  Riddle:  Cares. 

No.  707.— A  Wise  Saying:  Speech  is  silver, 
but  silence  is  gold. 

No.  70S.— A  Stitch  Puzzle:  1.  Arrow  stitch. 
2.  Hem  stitch.  3.  Running  stitch.  4.  But- 
tonhole stitch.  5.  Feather  stitch.  6.  Lock 
stitch.  7.  Star  stitch.  8.  Cat  stitch.  9. 
Cross  stitch.  10.  Back  stitch.  11.  Briar 
rtitch.  12.  Chain  stitch.  13.  Outline  stitch. 
14.  Rope  stitch. 

No.  709.— An  Hour  Glass: 

THROWSTBB 

T     U     A       I      H     K     D 

H     A      8      T     K 

I      C      E 

O 

END 

PASTE 

B     L     E     I     O     H     T 

STERNNESS 

No.  710.— A  Pleasure  Trip: 

MY  DEAB  CHARLOTTE— I  have  been  read- 
ing, but  now  will  tell  you  about  our  pleasant 
trip.  Wo  went  to  see  Geneva.  There  were 
Elizabeth,  Helena, Whitney,  Chester  and  my- 
self. Elizabeth  wore  a  green  merino,  Helena 
wore  Canton  flannel  1  had  to  borrow  a  hoo*d, 
and  wore  a  black  dress.  We  got  an  early 
start  We  went  over  a  very  rocky  road. 
Geneva  had  been  on  the  lookout  for  us.  As 
you  must  know,  Geneva  is  very  rich,  and  her 
floors  were  covered  with  Brussels  carpet.  She 
showed  us  a  horn  basket  she  made;  also  her 
lovely  roan  pet  cow.  We  stayed  over  Sun- 
day, and  then  came  home.  My  friend,  I 
must  close.  I  fear  we  shall  get  a  hurricane. 
Farewell  FLOBBBCE, 


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An  Alphabetical  Wooing. 
Let  others  talk  of  L  N"s  eyes, 

And  K  Ts  figure,  light  and  free, 
Bay  L  R,  too,  is  beautiful— 

I  heed  them  not  while  U  I  O. 
U  need  not  N  V  them,  for  U 

X  L  them  all,  my  M  L  E. 
I  have  no  words  when  I  would  tell 

How  much  in  love  with  U  I  B. 
So  sweet  U  R,  my  D  R  E, 

I  love  your  very  F  E  G; 
And  when  you  speak  or  sing,  your  voice 

Is  like  a  winsome  L  O  D. 
When  U  R  I-C,  hope  D  KX 

I  am  a  mere  non-N  T  T. 
Such  F  E  K  C  has  your  smile, 

It  shields  from  N  E  N  M  E. 
For  love  so  deep  as  mine,  I  fear, 

There  is  no  other  M  E  D, 
But  that  you  love  mo  back  again — 

O,  thought  of  heavenly  X  T  Cl 
So,  lest  my  M  T  heart  and  I 

Should  sing  for  love  an  L  E  O, 
T's  me  no  more — B  Y's,  B  kind, 

O,  M  L  E,  U  R,  I  01 

— St  Nicholas. 

No.  711. — Palindromes:  Poop,  bib,  nun, 
deified,  solos,  gig,  pup,  tenet,  deed. 

No.  712.—  A  question  of  making  change: 

The  grocer  gave  his  quarter  to  the  by- 
stander, and  his  fifty  cent  piece  to  the  pur- 
chaser. 

The  bystander  gave  his  two  dimes  and  his 
one  cent  piece  to  the  purchaser,  and  his  five 
cent  piece  and  his  two  cent  piece  to  the  grocer. 

The  purchaser  gave  his  one  dollar  bill  and 
his  two  cent  piece  to  the  grocer,  and  his  three 
cent  piece  to  the  bystander. 

Thus,  with  the  fewest  possible  changes, 
each  man  received  the  exact  amount  he  was 
entitled  to. 

No.  713.— A  Pictorial  Rebus:  One  day  in 
paradise  is  worth  a  thousand  years  on  earth. 

No.  714.— Double  Central  Acrostic: 

CLASSIFY 
BLATTERS 
CHARADES 
T  R  I  A  N  Q  L  E 
TRENCHER 
8L  I  O  H  T  E  D 
REOE  IVED 
BO  R  ROW  ED 
PARSNl  PS 

No.  715. — Going  to  Market:  Pepper,  gin- 
ger, rico,  syrup,  spice,  soda,  currants,  sau- 
sage, starc-h,  sugar. 

No.  716.— What  Is  It:    A  button. 

No.  71 7. —Anagrams.  Historians:  James 
Anthony  Fronde,  William  H.  Prescott, 
George  Rawlinson.  Authors:  Edward  Ever- 
ett Hale,  Charles  Egbert  Craddock,  Jamea 
Otis. 

No.  718.— Empty  vessels  make  the  greatest 
sound. 


JTo.  719.— Pi  of  the  season: 

December  closes  on  the  scene, 
And  what  appear  the  months  gone  past1 

Fragments  of  time  which  once  have  been  I 
Succeeding  slowly,  fled  too  fast! 

Their  minutes,  hours,  and  days  appear 
Viewless  in  that  small  point,  a  year. 

No.  720. -A  Charade:  Hollyhock. 

No.  721. — Crossword  Enigma:  Maple  Sugar. 

No.  722. — Easy  Transpositions:  Stop — spot 
— pots— tops — post. 

No.  723.— Mental  Arithmetic:  Three  In  9, 
three  times. 

No.  724.— Riddle:  A  leaf. 

No.  725.— How  Is  This?  There  were  in  the 
coach  an  old  lady,  one  of  her  daughters  with 
two  daughters,  another  daughter  with  two 
sons,  and  the  daughter  of  an  absent  daughter. 
Total,  eight  persons. 

No.  726.— Numerical  Enigma:  A  stitch  In 
timo  saves  nine. 

No.  727.— Reverses:  1.  Star,  rats.  2.  War, 
raw.  8.  Ned,  den.  4.  Yam,  may.  5.  Pans, 
enap.  6.  Reed,  deer. 

r 

No.  728.— Enigma— A  Little  Fairy: 
The  road  up  to  the  palace 

Toward  a  thimble  wends; 
The  fairy  and  her  sisters 

You've  at  your  fingers'  ends. 
No.  729. -A  Cut  Up  Puzzle: 


No.  730. — Beheadings  Transposed: 

A— ndes-ends 

0 — rand -darn 

A — bate- beat 

8— mite-time 

S— apid-paid 

1  — mage-game 

Z — ebra-bear 

No.  731.— A  Charade:  Afternoon. 
No.   732. — Rhyming     Numerical    Enigma! 
Heart. 

No.  733.— A  Riddle:  A  shoe. 
No.  734. — An  Animal  in  Anagram:  Arma- 
dillo, 


Everybody's 


7.T">.  —  A  Palindrome  :  Carac. 
No.  736.—  A  Word  Square  : 

INANE 

N  I]  W  K  L 
AWARD 
N  E  R  V  i: 
ELDER 

No.  737.—  Charade  :  Off-ice. 

738.  —  Numerical    enigma  :   ,  Eiffel 
Tower. 

::$9.  —  Zoological  Acrostic  : 


ELK 
T      E      L     O 
P     O      X 


P     E 


ELK 

B 


P     H     A 

A     T 


K     R     I 


E     R 


WILDCAT 
1".   -N  americal  Enigma  :  Sack. 
.  1 1. — Charade  :  Sun-day. 
No.  742.— Word  Squares  : 


P  L  E  A  s  I. 
L  A  R  D  K  li 
ERRATA 
A  D  A  11  T  S 

-  i.  i  T  i;  i: 
i:  K  A  a  i:  - 


W  ASHES 
A  R  T  E  li  V 
S  T  OHMS 
|[  K  U  M  I  T 
E  R  M  I  X  i; 
SYSTEM 


N«>.  743.—  Enigmi :  The  letter  V. 

No.  74 1. — Letter  Rebuses  :  Rosamund, 
Governor  Covered. 

rr..  -Easy  Beheadings  :  Vacation. 
1.  Vale*.  2.  Await.  8.  Cl->ck.  4.  Aware. 
i>.  Train.  0.  Ideal.  7.  Opine.  8.  Never. 

No.  740.  -A  Pyramid  : 

R 

D    E    N 

CRASH 

EXPLAIN 

MISEMPLOY 

No.  747.— A  Riddle  :  Dust. 

No.  748. — An  Anagram  :  Commissariat. 

7i'.i.  —  Double  Acrostic:  Primal*, 
Agasnz  ;  finals,  Le  Conte.  Cross  Woru  I . 
Anvil.  2.  GracK.  X.  AttiC.  4.  SalvO. 
5.  SlaiN.  6.  IngoT.  7.  ZoclE. 

No.  750.— Cross  Word  :  Coach. 

No.  7.M.  A  Noted  Battle:  Waver-aver, 
Alien-lien,  Trace-race,  Event-vent,  Remit- 
tmit,  Ltver-cvrr,  Over-vert,  Opine-pine ; 
Waterloo. 

No.  752.— Arithmetical :  99  9-9.     3  ducks. 
\niii. nral  Enigma:  The  cham- 
ber of  sickness  is  the  chapel  of  devotion. 

No.  764.— Historic*]  Anagrams:  Welling- 
ton, Washington,  Cajsar,  Peter  the  Great, 
Darius  the  < . 


No.  756. — Hour  Glasses 

G  A  L  L  I  N  ( i 

PRINK 

ONE 

C 

NOD 

POLKA 

EVENING 


C  AR AVAN 

MERIT 

V  IM 

0 

ASP 

OTTER 

DEVOTEE 


No.  7,") 7. — Charade  :  Post-man. 

No.  758.— A  Faithful  Guide  :  The  Needle 
of  the  Compass. 

No.  7 .v.i.  Comparisons!  1.  Bee,  boor, beast. 
2.  Beau,  bore,  boast.  3.  Fee,  fear,  feast.  4. 
Go,  gore,  ghost.  5.  Roe,  roar,  roast. 

No.  760. — A  Queer  Conceit  :  Assassin. 

No.  761. — Geographical  Anagrams  :  1. 
Great  Britain.  2.  United  states.  3.  Australia. 

4.  Scotland.    5.  Minnesota.    6.  Philadelphia. 
No.  762. — Conundrums :  Because  they  have 

their  next  world  (necks  twirled)  in  this. 
Oiic  is  what  I  was,  the  other  what  I  wear. 
Because  it  contains  many  currants  (currents). 
Inviolate  (in  violet). 

No.  763. — Beheadings  :  S-tag,  I-bis,  R-ace, 
W add,  A-bct,  L-and,  T-act,  E-den,  R-aft, 
S-aga,  C-age,  0-bey,  T-ace,  T  ail ;  Sir  Wal- 
ter Scott. 

No.  764.— Charade  :  Yel-low. 

No.  765. — An  Enigmatical  Quartet:  MILD. 

No.  7C6.— A  Pretty  Puzzle:  1.  All  covet, 
all  lose.  2.  You  dig  your  grave  with  your 
teeth.  3.  We  hate  delay,  yet  it  makes  us 
wise.  4.  Better  half  a  loaf  than  no  bread. 

5.  Penny  wise,  pound  foolish.     6.  A  drown- 
ing man  will  catch  at  a  straw.     7.  Two  ill 
meals  make  the  third  a  glutton.     8.  Honey 
in  the  mouth  saves  the  purse.     9.  Spare  to 
speak,  spare  to  speed.   Id.  Haste  makes  waste. 
Valentines  :    coVet,   grAve,  deLay,  brEad, 
peNny,  caTch,  third,  hoXcy,  spEak,  haSte. 

No.  767. — Word  Squares  : 

FINK  CLEAR 
IRIS  LEAVE 
NINE  EAVES 
ESEK  AVERT 
I:  E  S  T  S 

No.  768. — Conundrums  :  Because  they  are 
the  bearers  of  idle  tails.     Bc;:au.*e  it  is  done 
with  the  pen.     1 1  has  a  head  and  a  tail  and 
two  sides.     When  it's  dripping. 
No.  769.— A  Checkered  Square  : 
«     A     I.    L     K    O    H 

A  E  Q  A 

1.  E    M  U     »  E    « 

L  U  E  0 

K  O    R  E     T  T     K 

O  E  T  N 

W  A     8  C     K  N    T 


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125 


No.  770. — Acrostic  Riddle:  Lark.  Army. 
Riches.  Kite. 

No.  771. — Letter  Enigma  :  Great  Bear. 

No.  772. — Hidden  Reptiles  :  Asp,  frog, 
newt,  skink,  snake,  toad,  salamander, 
dragon. 

No.  773.— A  Tramp's  Stratagem  :  The 
lazy  tramp  worked  2  days,  at  2  hours  per 
day  ;  the  second  tramp,  4  days  at  4  hours  ; 
the  third,  6  days  at  G  hours  ;  and  the  fourth, 
12  days  at  12  hours  ;  total,  200  hours. 

No.  774. — In  my  Garden  :  Stock,  Love 
lies  bleeding,  Tulips  and  Orchis,  Heartsease, 
Wind-flower,  Mist- tree  (mystery),  Catch- 
fly,  Hardback.  Inn-cence,  Job's  Tear,  Monks- 
hood,  Rue,  Witch  Hazel,  Violet,  Speedwell, 
Boneset. 

No.  775. — An  Enigma  :  Blank-book. 

No.  776. — Phonetic  Charade  :  Dandelion. 

No.  777. — Numerical  Enigma  :  Telegraph. 

No.  778.— Pied  Quotations  :  1.  -  Words 
without  thoughts  never  to  heaven  go."  2. 
"  Knowledge  and  wisdom,  far  from  being 
one,  have  of  ttimes  no  connection." 

No.  779. — Delphinised  Poetry: 

I  love  little  pussy, 

Her  coat  is  so  warm  ; 
And  if  I  don't  hurt  her 

She'll  do  me  no  harm. 
I  will  not  pull  her  tail, 

Nor  drive  her  away  ; 
But  pussy  and  I 

Together  will  play. 
As  she  sits  by  the  fire 

I  will  give  her  some  food, 
And  pussy  will  love  me, 

Because  I'm  LO  gocd. 


No.  780.— Enigmatic*]  Birds  :  Rail.  Tur- 
key. Man-of-war.  Mar-ten.  Red-start. 
Lap-wing.  Nut-cracker. 

No.  781. — Geographical  Conundrums  :  1. 
Wales.  2.  Ireland.  :?.  Lapland.  4.  Tur- 
key. 5.  Guinea.  6.  Iceland. 

No.  782.— Who  am  I  ?    The  letter  K. 

No.  783. — Phonetic  Charade  :  Cowper. 

No.  784. — Floral  Anagram  :  Petunia. 

No.  785. — Numerical  Enigma  :  Boston 
Massacre. 

No.  781).— Cross  Word  :  Water. 

No.  787.— Beheadings  :  1.  A— B— road.  2. 
S— P— R— ay.  3.  T— R— ash. 

No.  788.— A  Riddle  :  The  mouth,  with 
tongue  and  teeth. 

N<-.  78'J. — A  Poetical  Effusion  :  Ode  (owed) 
to  a  washerwoman. 

No.  790.— Decapitations  :  0-S-P-R-ay. 

N<>.  791.— Diagonals:  Tiny  Tim.  Cross 
Words:  1.  Trouble.  2.  Diamond.  S.Pan- 
dora. 4.  Drayman.  5.  Carotid.  6.  Pacific. 
7.  Premium. 

-N'<>.  792.— A  Puzzling  Problem  :  Fifteen 
white  and  fifteen  black. 

OO  •  OOO  •••••    OO  ••  OOOO   • 
O  •••  O  ••  OO  • 
No.  793. — A  Diamond  : 

G 

W  I.  j: 

W  A  X  H  D 

W  A  V  E  R  E  R 

GENERATOR 

BERATED 

DETER 

ROD 

R 
No.  794. — One  of  Nature's  Wonders :  Coral. 


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